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Continuous improvement is a core principle that we emphasize through training, continuing education, and scholarships.
Success is Shared
We devote 15% of our before-tax profits to employees through the EBSCO Savings & Profit Sharing Trust.
Community is Valued
EBSCO donates 5% of before-tax profits to causes and organizations that improve quality of life in our communities.
Our people are our greatest asset, which is why investing in them is our priority. We offer a robust benefits package to ensure that our team is prepared for all of their medical and financial needs—now and in the future.
The EBSCO Savings and Profit Sharing Trust is one of the top benefits EBSCO offers. EBSCO contributes up to 15% of before-tax profits to its team members through annual profit sharing. When EBSCO businesses are successful and have profitable years, every EBSCO team member benefits.
- Company contributions are not tied to your personal savings and you are not required to save in order to receive company contributions.
- Your company contributions are 100% vested after six or more years of employment.
- After 90 days of employment:
- Qualified incoming rollovers are accepted,
- and employees can contribute 0—20% of gross pay (before taxes), up to a cap of $17,500.
Medical Plan — EBSCO offers three medical insurance plan options (Platinum, Gold, and Silver) so that employees can choose coverage that best fits both their needs and the needs of their family. All three medical plans are administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama (BCBS), which is a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO). This means employees enrolled in any of the plans pay less for healthcare provided by professionals and hospitals in the BCBS network.
Mental Health Benefits — EBSCO's mental health benefits—which are available to employees and qualifying dependents who participate in any of EBSCO's Medical Plans—address clinical diagnoses such as depression, anxiety, abuse, childhood trauma, chemical dependency, and other serious disorders.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) — Available to all employees and their dependents, regardless of whether or not they participate in EBSCO's Medical Plans, offering up to 6 free confidential visits with a counselor.
Dental Plan — EBSCO's Dental Plan is administered by Delta Dental which provides a national network of more than 142,000 dentists that extends across the U.S.
Vision Plan — By enrolling in the Vision Service Plan, EBSCO employees can choose from two levels of vision coverage: Choice and Choice Premier.
EBSCO offers three flexible spending account options that allow employees to set aside money from their paycheck before it is taxed to pay for certain healthcare and dependent care expenses as defined by the IRS.
Medical Spending Account — The Medical Spending Account is available for employees on the Platinum or Gold Medical Plans, and it allows for the deferment of funds for projected healthcare expenses on a pre-tax basis.
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EBSCO provides paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefits at no cost to eligible employees.
Short Term Disability — EBSCO offers a Short Term Disability Salary Continuation Plan at no cost to eligible employees. This benefit will pay 60% of an employee's basic earnings if a short term, non-work related illness or injury leaves them unable to temporarily perform their job.
Long Term Disability — EBSCO's Long Term Disability coverage replaces 60% of an employee's monthly income, up to a maximum monthly benefit of $10,000. Benefits are payable once an employee has been unable to work for 180 days.
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Diverse Growth Opportunities
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ORONO, Maine — The momentum for rehabbing the old field house at the University of Maine has been building for many years, according to Elaine Clark, executive director for facilities, real estate and planning at UMaine. Chief among her concerns are health and safety factors associated with the old building she said Monday.
For one thing, she said, the field house needs serious updates to comply with the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. Handicapped-accessible bathrooms, automatic doors, new elevators and better signage are among the improvements needed, she said.
Additionally, the building contains significant amounts of asbestos, which was commonly used years ago in pipe insulation and in the mastic used to attach flooring tiles to the sub-floor. Exposure to asbestos fibers is associated with respiratory illnesses, including an especially deadly form of lung cancer known as mesothelioma and a chronic condition known as asbestosis.
The asbestos that remains at the UMaine field house is securely covered and poses no health risk until it is disturbed during renovation projects, when it is removed anyway, Clark said. The large-scale update of the field house is the perfect opportunity to get rid of the building's asbestos altogether, Clark said.
But chief among the problems at the field house, Clark said, is the presence of small amounts of mercury vapor. The vapor is being emitted by rubberized flooring installed throughout the original field house in 1972 on both the circular track that rings the perimeter of the facility and on the playing surfaces within its boundaries.
Exposure to mercury, a heavy metal, is associated with neurological damage, especially in children and young adults.
Resilient polyurethane flooring installed in many sports facilities between 1960 and 1980 contains mercury salts, added to catalyze a chemical reaction that hardens the poured floors and increases durability, according to a report published in 2006 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The report says that although the amount of mercury vapor emitted by these floors is typically low, it increases with use and may affect the health of people who are routinely exposed.
Samples of air at "breathing level" inside the field house last December found mercury at 0.20 micrograms per cubic liter of air at one end of the building and 0.16 mcg per cubic meter at the other. These measures are below state and national safety thresholds.
Both the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection say it is safe for adults to spend 24 hours a day, seven days a week breathing air with up to 0.30 mcg per cubic meter of air. Higher levels are safe for shorter periods of time, according to groups such as the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which says it is safe to spend the equivalent of eight hours of a 40-hour workweek breathing air that contains up to 50 mcg per cubic liter.
Clark said mercury vapor at the levels found in the UMaine field house poses little threat to the health of students, staff or the tens of thousands of others who pass through the area each year to attend events such as high school track meets, craft fairs and the Eastern Maine Sportsman's Show.
Nonetheless, she said, removing and replacing the track and flooring is a priority measure that likely will begin this summer. The overall renovation of the field house, she estimated, could take until the end of 2012 to complete.
For toxicologist Deborah Rice, an expert on mercury with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the mercury vapor at the field house is a significant issue, even at relatively low levels. For young adults, including many college students, she noted, exposure to mercury can permanently impair the ability to think and solve problems, decrease memory and alter sensory perception. For younger children, and for young women of childbearing age, the risks are greater, she said.
"These are not high levels," Rice said of the UMaine test results. "Certainly the school should mitigate it, but this is not a case of students' health being put at risk as a result of being in the building."
A large percentage of the funding for the field house renovation will be provided by a $7 million university bond issue with $850,000 in state debt service funding approved each year for 10 years beginning with the 2012 biennial budget.
The provision was included in the supplemental budget approved earlier this spring by the Legislature.
Rep. Emily Cain, D-Orono, House chairwoman of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee, which endorsed the future funding provision, said Monday that virtually every lawmaker on the committee had attended functions at the venerable field house, and all were united in their agreement that it was "a walking disaster area" in need of major updating.
Similar capital improvements to ensure the health and safety of Maine people exist at college campuses across the state, she said, but the UMaine project captured broad support, even during a time of financial difficulty for the state budget.
"It was understood that this is a project with statewide significance," she said. "It is not a question of is this is the right time or not, because the need is ongoing."

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The holiday weekend is over. Take a deep breath…slowly…slowly…now let it out. Shake it off. You survived.
If you're anything like me and holidays have become more about loss than immediate satisfaction, you'll find yourself doing this. You dread the approaching day, manage to muddle through it by distracting yourself with this or that, and the morning after have to clear your mind, shake it off, and force yourself forward and away from the memory. I try to remember that today is better than yesterday, but not half as good as tomorrow. I will it.
I did a pretty good job of distracting myself yesterday. I slacked off, spent nearly the whole day online emailing and surfing blogs, cracked open a beer to take off the edge, and bought myself a darling, summer dress off Ebay. The dress before the $3.60 shipping was only $5.50! "Yay, for me! I love bargains! I love sundresses cause I can go commando if I want! 🙂
I love a bargain. I truly feel guilty if I have to pay full price for anything other than undergarments, socks, leather, and Harley attire. Seriously. I have like an issue with it, or something. Anyway, so I was really excited about this find, apparently more than a bit distracted by the price, and didn't notice till AFTER I purchased it that it had spaghetti-straps. How in the hell did I miss that? No, really! Not that I never have or won't wear them, but if I can help it, no. I like to know what my 'girls' are doing at all times. I find only a good, stable bra makes a dependable babysitter. When you wear spaghetti-straps you have only two decent options: Strapless bra, or no bra. Cutting through all the crap it's a toss up between not the best idea and a very bad one!
This decision is more about common sense and has little if anything to do with insecurity. I mean I know it's considered socially acceptable nowadays to wear a string-bikini in your ninth month of pregnancy, but that don't make it right either. Good for you that you're so secure with your body. I personally don't think a distended belly that looks like the cork is about to blow is attractive. For God's sake, cover that shit up! Just because you're secure and willing to do it, don't make it pretty. Likewise, a thong sticking out the back of your jeans or a crop-shirt exposing your muffin-top doesn't make you look sexy…and I don't care how damn young you are! When did we stop trying to accentuate our positive features and playing down our flaws? It was working people! If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
I personally had seen a lot of disturbing shit years ago that cemented my opinion on certain things. Remember Lycra Spandex when it was all the rage? Clingy leotards? That's great when you're like what…twelve? These items are very unforgiving if you're anything less than absolutely perfect. Did any of us 'real' people know anyone like that? I didn't. Amazingly though there were many people around me that either didn't realize this, or didn't care. What…no one had a full-length mirror but me? I was constantly running into women out in public who'd crammed themselves into this attire and distracted my shopping. It looked like they'd pulled up their panties in a hurry and forgot to re-adjust shit. Like it was no longer one sad ass unmercifully stretching this thin material like jello pumped into a balloon, but rather two. One morphing off the other. And leotards…. Oh the horror!
Going bra-less with leotards can only be pulled off if you're an A-cup, had a boob-job, or younger than 19. The jury didn't take long to decide this before the verdict was in. Case closed. It's a done deal! No one needs to see your saggy tits and shouldn't have to. In my opinion, there is little worse than running into someone you know who wants to stand and gab for a bit about old times, whose 'girls' have crazy eyes that look everywhere but where they're supposed to. One is peering down at the cracks in the floor and the other is trying to read advertisements on the shelves. It's like trying to have a discussion with a person who has a lazy eye. You can't look away. I swear! You want to, you try to, but it's nearly impossible. You don't want to make them feel insecure and uncomfortable, but you literally can't help yourself! It's freaking maddening! Not me.
I don't mind taking this old jalopy out occasionally, and can still spruce her up for the ride, but I make damn sure that the boob-police never pull me over for a broken headlight. I am more than aware what works for me and doesn't. I take care of my bad-self! That being said I wasn't as frugal as I thought, and now have to cough up some serious cash for a good, strapless bra. Do you ever feel like you're having a ass-backwards day?


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Asking for a promotion can be a rather complicated endeavor. Not only do you have to talk to your boss and expose every reason why you think you deserve it, but you also have to do it in such a way that you do not appear desperate.
Here are some general guidelines for you to take into account so that this conversation with your boss becomes more professional and effective, and you get that promotion you deserve so much.
Choose the right place, time, and words
The first thing is to know the company in detail, understand the business, know how the organization is built, and what role you play in it, identifying how you can contribute.
A short meeting in a quiet space and an environment of trust can be the key to having an effective conversation with your direct boss about your career needs.
Identify the position you want
It is important that you are completely sure of what you want for your professional future before requesting a job promotion. Many people ask for a promotion, but cannot find the right area or position for them within the company. Have you already considered this aspect?
If there is already a specific position, it is a great advantage because you only have to apply for it. If not, you and your boss may have to come up with a new role. Creating a "new job" is not an absurd idea; this is your chance to show that you are really ready to take on a new responsibility. Speak confidently, so your boss can tell that you are a leader and ideal for handling new projects and challenges.
Ask for feedback
If you are already having this conversation with your boss, ask them to share what they think of your work so far. You may find details that you had not noticed before. Also, requesting feedback from your boss will let them know that you are willing to listen and find new ways to grow.
Be patient
Once you have spoken with your superiors, there is nothing else to wait. These decisions are not made overnight (usually). Sometimes it can take months, but the fact that they take time to communicate if you have obtained the position or not does not mean that they are not considering it or that it will not happen.
Be patient, keep working just as hard, or even harder than before!


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James brilliant in lifting Cavs over PistonsJun 1, 2007 - 6:37 AM AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- LeBron James did not disappear at the end this time on Detroit's home court.
James put on a performance for the ages, scoring a playoff career-high 48 points, including the final 25 for his team in leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 109-107 double-overtime victory in Game Five of the Eastern Conference finals Thursday.
The spectacular effort by James gave the Cavaliers a 3-2 lead in the series and the chance to close out the Pistons in Game Six on Saturday in Cleveland.
"LeBron was huge," said Cavs forward Drew Gooden, whose free throw late in regulation was the only one of Cleveland's final 30 points not scored by James. "I fouled out so I was on the bench watching it, but I felt like I was playing a video game out there with the Cavaliers - just watching him take over like in a video game."
The Pistons must have felt the same way, unable to stop James' slashing drives or outside jumpers. On the winning basket, James penetrated down the lane and scooped in a layup with 2.2 seconds to play for a 109-107 lead.
"I thought that obviously LeBron had a terrific game," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. "I mean, we've been riding him the whole season. We rode him most the playoffs and tonight for him to score 29 of the last 30 points, somebody told me that in the locker room and I could not believe it. I could not believe he scored 29 of the last 30 points.
"That was a phenomenal performance. Not only that but the guy had seven assists, he has nine rebounds, he did it all. He always does it all for us."
Detroit's Chauncey Billups misses a tying shot that rolled around the rim and spun out as time expired.
The last one I had a real good look, (Anderson) Varejao got a piece of it. He made a good play on it," Billups said. "It's frustrating. (James) put an unbelievable display out there. It was probably the best I've seen against us ever in the playoffs. It was a great one, it was a great win for them.
Maligned for a pair of disappearing acts in tight losses here in the first two games of the series, James is one game away from making the Pistons vanish from the playoffs.
In Game One, James was roundly criticized for not attempting the winning shot, instead passing to teammate Donyell Marshall for a missed 3-pointer. In Game Two, James missed a shot in the lane with 7.9 seconds to play.
He left little to chance Thursday night, repeatedly attacking the rim, including consecutive dunks at the end of regulation.
"I made a lot of good moves and I was able to finish," James said. "It wasn't just like they opened up the lane and let me through there. I made a lot of good moves, my teammates did a good job of spacing the floor and I just wanted to try to finish."
And now James and the Cavaliers may be able to finish the Pistons, something they were not able to do in an identical situation last year.
"He (James) just wouldn't let us go down," Cleveland center Zydrunas Ilgauskas said. "I have played with him for four years and this is probably the best that I've seen him play in a pressure situation and especially since he won the game for us. I am happy for him because he has been having some criticism and he fired back with this."
Last season, the Cavaliers won Game Five on Detroit's home floor to take a 3-2 edge in the Eastern Conference semifinals, only to see the Pistons come back to win the final two games and the series.
"It ain't no different. We've been in a hole before," Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace said. "Believe it or not, the year we won against (New) Jersey, we were down going back to Jersey, same way - 3-2."
Richard Hamilton scored 26 points, Billups 21 and Chris Webber 20 for the Pistons, who have dropped three straight games in the series.
Webber converted a huge three-point play with 1:28 left in the second overtime to give the Pistons a 107-104 lead.
Undaunted, James drilled a 3-pointer 14 seconds later to tie it and set up his last-second heroics.
"He was in a zone tonight," Pistons coach Flip Saunders said. "He made some phenomenal shots. I thought the shot he had in front of our bench to tie it up when we were up three, off to the left and going up, he was in an unbelievable zone."
James scored all of Cleveland's nine points in the first overtime but finally looked human by throwing up an airball with 6.6 seconds left and the Cavs leading, 100-98.
Billups hit a pair of pressure free throws to tie it at 100-100 with 3.1 seconds left in the first overtime after drawing a reach-in foul on a drive down the lane.
A desperation heave by Eric Snow from beyond mid-court was well off the mark.
After Detroit used a 10-0 run to take an 88-81 lead in regulation, James hit a 3-pointer and a thunderous dunk to cap an 8-0 spurt for an 89-88 lead with 31 seconds left in regulation.
Billups answered from the arc to regain the lead for Detroit, at 91-89, with 22 seconds to play, but James drove for a tying dunk with 9.5 seconds left that forced the first extra session.
"The Pistons do a great job of making runs and you kind of never know when it's going to happen, but when it happens it's quick," James said. "So I just wanted to try to be aggressive and not allow them to make too much of a run, and give ourselves an opportunity to win down at the end of regulation.
"And it took two overtimes to do it, but as a team ... this is a gutted-out victory."
Emotions boiled over in the final minute of the opening quarter when Detroit's Antonio McDyess clotheslined Anderson Varejao on a drive down the lane.
McDyess drew a flagrant foul on the play and was ejected from the game, greatly reducing the depth of the Pistons' front line.
"It hurt because he's played so well and given us so much energy and he's one of our better defenders, as far as pick-and-roll," Saunders said. "But I thought Maxie (Jason Maxiell) played well and Webb (Webber)played well, and we had good energy for most of the game."
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To the opposite side of the hall, you have a king size bedroom with built in wardrobe, which would make a great office or sitting area to compliment the master bedroom. Continuing through the house along the stylish timber flooring you'll come to a huge open space, which incorporates a games room, and lounge area with surround sound speakers. A double panel glass sliding door leads you out to the enormous 98m2 covered entertainment area. Further down the hall you'll enter the enormous kitchen and dining area. The kitchen has plenty of bench space for the family cook ups, a breakfast bar, modern appliances, and a servery out to the deck area.
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This lovely home is located in a very sought after location, with easy access to the highway for commuters, and just a stones throw from the boat ramp with access to Moreton Bay.
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The 5th Orientalist Conference in Memory of Dr. O.O. Rosenberg. Proceedings of the Conference [Пятые востоковедные чтения памяти О. О. Розенберга. Труды участников научной конференции]. Ed. by T.V.Ermakova, E.P.Ostrovskaya, M.I.Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya (chief). St Petersburg 2012. 320 p.
Foreword by M.I. Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya
From the History of St. Petersburg School of Buddhist Studies
T.V. Ermakova. Japanese Scholars - Participants of the Projects of Saint-Petersburg School of Buddhist Studies - 20
An article deals with key figures among Japanese Buddhologists 1880s-1930s:
Bunju Nanjio and Unray Wogihara which were participants in the projects of Saint
Petersburg school of Buddhist studies. On the base of biobibliographical materials
speciments of Japanese Buddhist education analised: it was Chinese Buddhist canon
study. Ascertain the fact, that this speciment determined format of Japanese collaboration
in the Russian projects.
Key words: Saint Petersburg school of the Buddhist Studies, Japanese Buddhist
Studies, Bunyiu Nanjio, Unray Wogihara
E.P. Ostrovskaya. M.I. Tubyansky as a Representative of the Russian Scholarship - 45
In the article an analytical survey of works of the eminent representative of St. Petersburg
school of Buddhist studies Mikhail Izrailevich Tubyansky is made. Basing on the
materials and documents kept in the Orientalists Archive of IOM RAS and
St. Petersburg department of RAS archive, author demonstrates that the problems
elaborated by M.I. Tubyansky were in accordance with the complex program
of Buddhist studies worked out by S.F. Oldenburg and Th.I. Stcherbatsky in twentieth
years of 20th century.
Key words: Buddhism, St. Petersburg school of Buddhist studies, S.F. Oldenburg,
Th.I. Stcherbatsky, M.I. Tubyansky
E.V. Stolyarova. The Process of Development of the Methodology for the Investigation of the Indian Written Heritage Studies in Russia (second half of XIX - early XX centures) - 61
The article deals with analysis and evaluation of the process of development
of Russian Indology as a theoretical discipline. Methodological positions and methods
of the main contributors to this process (I.P. Minaev, S.F. Oldenburg,
F.I. Stcherbatsky, O.O. Rosenberg) are interpreted.
Key words: hindu written heritage, indology in Russia, I.P. Minaev,
S.F. Oldenburg, F.I. Stcherbatsky, O.O. Rosenberg
Along the Pages of the Written Heritage
M.I. Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya. Sanskrit Tripitaka in the Light of Paleographical Studies (1920-2000) - 78
Sanskrit Tripitaka, a corpus of Buddhist canonical texts in Sanskrit, unlike
fully extant Pāli Tipitaka, is known in original only fragmentarily, in manuscripts
revealed in Eastern Turkestan oases and in North Western India. Paleographical studies
(1920-2000) demonstrate that dogmatic parts of Sanskrit and Pāli canons - Sūtra
(the collection of sermons) and Vinaya (religious disciplinary code) - were formed
synchronically in the traditions of different schools of early Buddhism. Expounding
the results of her own investigations of a Buddhist manuscript found in 1966 near
Bairam Ali (oasis of Merv), the author shows that the core of Sarvāstivāda Vinaya
consisted of three texts - «Prātimokṣa-sūtra», «Vinayavibhaṅga» and «Vinayavastu».
Key words: Buddhism, Buddhist canonical literature, Buddhist manuscripts from
Eastern Turkestan, Merv, Bairam-Ali manuscript
V.P. Ivanov. The Part and the Whole in the Linguophilosophical Models of Kashmir Shaiva Tradition - 97
The paper deals with the ontolinguistic constructions of the Kashmir Shaiva tradition.
Its pivotal model is а so called 'phonematic emanation' of the indivisible universal
consciousness (saüvid) that results in the emergence of the multiplicity of things. The
paramount importance of this model (presented in the texts of Mālinīvijayottaratantra,
Parātrīśikāvivaraṇa, Tantrāloka etc.) is determined by the necessity to overcome the
logical paradox of the co-existence of mutually opposed principles of oneness and the
multitude of phenomenological existence. This collision is set off in the tradition by the
committing of the ontological status to such reality as Speech (vāc), for the very core of
this two-sided entity is the superimposition of the two principles - unity and diversity,
presented in the unity of meaning and multiplicity of means that manifest it (words,
phonemes). Sanskrit phonemes (varõa) that function as elementary entities in the system
(constructing the 'linguistic gestalt' of this world) could be compared with the atomistic
approaches of other Indian schools of thought (Vaiśeṣika etc.). Some practical aspects
of the Tantra practice, such as Mātṛkānyāsa and Mālinīnyāsa and their symbolism are
also highlighted in the paper.
Key words: India, Hinduism, Kashmir Shaiva Tradition
F.V. Kubasov. On Relations between Zen and the Political Power in Muromachi Period (1336-1477) - 114
This article is concentrated on the relations of Muso Soseki (1275-1351), one
of the most prominent Zen priests of Muromachi period (1336-1477), with Ashikaga
Takauji (1305-1358), the first Shogun of Ashikaga clan, Shoguns' brother Ashikaga
Tadayoshi (1306-1352) and the Emperor Go-Daigo (1288-1339). It is the attempt
to analyze the regards of Muso Soseki on Takauji and Go-Daigo, placed in such source
as "Baishoron" ("The tractate on Plum and Pine") where we can see how confucianised
the political thought of Zen Buddhists was. The fragment of "Baishoron" is compared
with the fragment of "Muso Kokushi goroku" ("The Analects of Muso Kokushi")
where he reflects about the origins of enmity between Takauji and Go-Daigo. The fact
that Zen has spread all over Japan because of the Shogunate's protection is rather well-known but the translated fragment is very illustrious example of it.
Key words: Buddhism, Zen, Zen and the Political Power in Muromachi Period,
Muso Soseki
P.D. Lenkov. The Concept of "Self" in the Philosophical Discourse ofVijnanavada - 122
The theme of the article are the views of Mahāyāna Buddhist school of Vijñānavāda on
the problem of origination of the concept of "Self" as a form of false self-consciousness
in individual mind, presupposing the existence of Ātman (a substantial soul) and Ātmin (its predicates). The theoretical basis of the conception is the Vijñānavāda doctrine
of Ālaya-vijñāna (receptacle consciousness) - a fundamental level of mind constituting
the cognitive context of knowledge. In the philosophical discourse of Vijñānavāda the
origination of the concept of "Self" was interpreted as an illusion of unenlightened
mind, falsely identifying the functioning of receptacle consciousness with manifestation
of âtman.
Key words: Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, Vijñānavāda
A.S. Rysakov. The Rituals of the Tang Imperial Court According to the Text of Da Tang Kai-yuan Li - 130
On the basis of the text "Da Tang Kai-yuan li" (mid-8th century), that has not been studied in Russian or Western Sinology, the general outline of the imperial
rites that existed in the period of the Tang dynasty is presented; the structure of the traditional descriptions
of ritual practices, the spatial and temporal aspects of their implementation are analyzed.
Key words: ritual, Chinese history, Tang dynasty, imperial ideology, Confucianism
S.Kh. Shomakhmadov. The Studies of " Diamond Sutra" Text from the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts RAS Collection. Past, Present, Future - 135
The article contains the brief history of discovering and investigating of Buddhist
manuscripts from Dunhuang and particularly - Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramita-sūtra
("The Sūtra about Transcendent Wisdom cutting [the darkness of ignorance] like the
Diamond [Sword]"; the most known in its short title - "Diamond Sūtra") - the
one of the most popular Prajñāpāramita texts. Th author gives the brief description
of Vajracchedikā´s manuscripts from Dunhuang collection preserved at the Institute
of Oriental Manuscripts of RAS (St. Petersburg, Russia).
Key words: Manuscripts, Prajñāpāramita, Vajracchedikā
Buddhism in the Civil Society
E.A. Ostrovskaya. Sociological Study of the Religious Non-Governmental Organizations in the Russian Federation and in the Republic of Korea - 144
The article deals with the sociological study of religious non-governmental
organizations of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea. The author
investigates how ideological innovation processes in politics contribute to the emergence
of new forms of social activities within traditional religions of the RF and the ROK.
The attention is focused on a comparative research of the Buddhist organizations'
institutional activity in the RF and the ROK.
Key words: democratic political systems, Russian Federation, Republic of Korea,
religions in civil society, religious non-governmental civil organizations, Buddhism,
Buddhist civil organizations
E.Yu. Kharkova. The Recreation of the Buddhist Sacred Landscape in Buryatia - 160
The present paper focuses on recreating the sacred Buddhist landscape in Buryatia,
where Tibetan Buddhism has been spread since the early 18th century. The sacred
Buddhist landscape is regarded here as a system of natural and artificial objects that
serve as physical supports for spiritual practice and, due to their special function
of keeping alive historical and confessional memories of the people, are conducive
to preservation of its ethnical identity.
It is noted that the semiotic function of the Buddhist sacred landscape turns landscape
into text. At the same time Buddhist historical and hagiographical texts are full of place
names that often offer clues to the text's meaning and allow its more accurate
Over the last 20 years the process of recreating the sacred Buddhist landscape
in Buryatia has attained certain specific features. Along with the revival of the old
objects of worship, such as monasteries, stupas, caves, springs and groves, new objects
of worship appear. Most of them memorialize the foremost personalities in the history
of Buddhism in Buryatia, among them Pandita Khambo lamas (heads of the Buryat
Buddhist Sangha), lama Agvan Dorzhiev, Bidiya Dandaron, and others.
The effort to recreate the sacred Buddhist landscape undertaken by the Buryat
Buddhist clergy and believers makes an important part of the Buddhist renaissance
in Russia. It also plays a great role in developing the region, both culturally and
Key words: Buddhism, Tibetan sociocultural form of Buddhism, Buddhism
in Buryatia, Buddhist sacred Landscape in Buryatia
L.B. Chetyrova. Buddhism in the Architecture and Monuments of Three Capitals: Elista, Ulan-Ude, Ulan-Bator - 168
This paper is focused on the problem of using Buddhist symbols in the process of
constructing new nations. The comparison of three Mongolian peoples' capitals shows
that Buddhist symbols are more widely used in the modern architecture and monuments
in Kalmykia than in Buryatia or Mongolia. The reason is the exclusive history of the Kalmyks who live in the farthest part of the Mongolian world.
Key words: Buddhism, Buddhism in Kalmykia, Buryatia, Mongolia, Buddhist
symbols in constructing new nations
The Dialog of the Cultures
M.P. Bitkeev. Reflections on O. Rosenberg's Comparative Parallels between Chittamatra and Fichte - 182
The article elaborates O. Rosenberg's conception of typological similarity between
the Buddhist term "ālaya-vijñāna" and absolute "Self" in Fichte's philosophical system.
Key words: comparative philosophy, Vijñānavāda, Fichte's system, ālaya-vijñāna,
Absolute Self
S.L. Burmistrov. Dharma and Science Fiction: Reception of Buddhism by Western Science Fiction at the Second Part of 1960s - 185
The topic of the article is the process of reception of Buddhist ideology in Western
mass culture represented with novels "The Lord of Light" of R. Zeliazny, F. Herbert's "Dune" and "The left hand of darkness" of U. K. le Guin. This reception is a response
to the problems determined by the logic of evolution of Western culture, and among all
notions of Buddhism only those are received that helps solve these problems
so the reception is selective and the original Buddhist notions, being received, are profoundly
reconsidered to become a natural component of Western culture.
Key words: East and West, intercultural dialogue, Buddhism, Buddhist ideas
in western science fiction.
O.V. Dyakova. Stages of Spreading of Christianity in the Far East - 201
In the article the process of development of Christianity in the Far Eastern cultural
region is analyzed. Relying on the scriptural and archeological sources, the author distinguishes
four stages of the process, marking them as Sogdian, Uighur, Mongolian and
Russian ones.
Key words: Christianity, history of Christianity in the Far East
A.S. Kolesnikov, Y.N. Strizhak. East, West and Russia in Geopolitical Essays by E.E. Ukhtomsky - 206
Views of E.E. Ukhtomsky (1861-1921) on the role of Russia in preventing
conflicts between the Eastern and Western civilizations are the main topic of the article.
Attention of the authors is focused on Ukhtomsky's work "On the events in China.
Relation of the West to the East and Russia", published in 1900, the subject of which
is typological features of Russia as the Eurasian power whose mission is to guarantee peace in Asia and Pacific region and make the decisive contribution to the development of dialogue between the Eastern and Western cultures.
Key words: intercultural dialogue, East-West-Russia, Eurasian cultural space
of Russia, E.E. Ukhtomsky
A.M. Strelkov. Sanskrit Inscription in the Architectural Decoration of the Cugol Buddhist Abbey - 221
The article is dedicated to phenomenon of the use of the Sanskrit inscriptions by the
lañja script in the architectural decoration of the Buddhist temples in the territory of
Central Asia. The author states his own analytical observations in connection with the Sanskrit inscription by the lañja script, which is placed on the relief in the wooden carved
shutter main temple of the Buddhist abbey in village Cugol (Zabaykaliskiy county
of Russian Federation). The relief was executed more than one hundred years ago. It is
shown that in this relief, whose composition contains the inscription lakṣmī and two
Chinese symbols of happiness and long life, synthesized Indian and Chinese symbolism
of the good wishes, and this symbolism has the Buddhist cosmological connotation.
The author notes three mistakes, discovered by him in the inscription, and speculates on the reason for the appearance of these mistakes which are often observed in the Sanskrit
inscriptions used in architectural decoration of the Buddhist temples in Central
Asia. The author presents his reconstruction of the Sanskrit inscription by
the lañja script from the Cugol datsan in which the three mistakes are corrected.
Key words: Buddhism, Buddhist arts of the Central Asia, decorative Sanskrit
inscriptions by the lañja script, decorative Sanskrit inscription from the Cugol datsan
From the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts RAS Orientalists Archives
M.M. Berezovsky. On Some Topics of Archeological Survey in Chinese Turkestan. Published with preface by M.I. Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya - 232
This article of the eminent investigator of Central Asia Mikhail Mikhaylovich
Berezovsky (1848-1912), which was not published till now, summarizes his experience
of archeological expeditions in the oases of Eastern (Chinese) Turkestan - Turfan
and Karashar, where he studied relics of the first millennium Buddhist civilization
during the period of 1902-1908. The manuscript of the article (autograph
by M.M. Berezovsky) is kept in the Archive of Orientalists of the Institute of Oriental
manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences. There are no marks in the manuscript
indicating the date of it and it can be reasonably concluded that it never was finished.
The article is of much interest for history of Oriental studies in several aspects. Firstly,
it shows safely level for antiquities in Turfan and Karashar till the beginning of the
expeditions of M.M. Berezovsky in this region and problems met by him owing to
geographical features of the territory. Secondly, in the article principles of archaeological
study in Eastern Turkestan are formulated. And thirdly, it characterizes activity
of M.M. Berezovsky as a geographer and archaeologist.
Key words: Buddhism, archaeology of Central Asia, Eastern Turkestan, Turfan,
Karashar, M.M. Berezovsky as archaeologist
Buddhist Written Heritage in Translation
Records of Master Rennyo's Sayings. Translation from Japanese, commentary, preface by V.Y. Klimov - 244
Rennyo (1415-1499) is a figure of enormous influence. Rennyo transformed
a relatively small religious sect into a powerful religious organization. Before him the
church, Honganji, was only one among many branches of Shin Buddhism. Rennyo
emerges as a religious leader who deeply understood the anxieties of his age and stated
a response that met with overwhelming acceptance. His propagation created large
communities of Shin followers that came to play a prominent role in popular movement,
known as the "Ikko-ikki".
"Rennyo shonin goichidai kikigaki" is a record of what was heard about the whole
life of Rennyo shonin. The record is compiled from stories of his life and recollections
of various disciples and relatives. Rennyo was idealized, and his image is an inspirational
portrait of charismatic religious leader. We can find a wealth of information concerning
religious leader himself, the age in which he lived and the history of late medieval
Japan. Memoirs are an essential source for any study of Rennyo's life and thought and
also the Japanese history of XV century. "Kikigaki" contains 314 items (Nishi Honganji
version) or 316 items (Higashi Honganji version) or 249 items. The text for this
translation of Memoirs is "Rennyo shonin goichidai kikigaki" (314 articles), published
in highly appreciated series of written sources of Japanese thought "Nihon shiso taikei", vol. 17.
Key words: "Rennnyo chonin goichidai kikigaki", religious movement ikko-ikki,
Buddhist school "jodo shinshu", Shinran, Rennyo, Buddhist temple Honganji
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FDA faces more scrutiny in Congress over response to superbug outbreaks
Joining others in Congress, Sen. Patty Murray has called on the Food and Drug Administration to fully investigate medical scopes tied to recent superbug outbreaks at hospitals across the country.
Speaking at Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing Tuesday, the Washington Democrat asked FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to conduct a "full review" of the duodenoscopes blamed for helping spread antibiotic-resistant infections.
UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center and, more recently, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have reported patients being infected by contaminated scopes during a procedure known as ERCP.
Murray has been pressing the FDA for answers since January, when an outbreak that sickened more than 30 patients at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle was disclosed.
At the hearing, Murray asked Hamburg if she would "commit to a full FDA review so we can fully understand how this happened and protect against it happening."
Hamburg said a full review was underway and that the agency plans to hold an advisory committee meeting on the issue shortly.
"We are actively engaged in trying to come up with better strategies for disinfection and recommendations to increase the margin of safety," she said.
"A lot of activities are going to be happening moving forward as we continue to try to strengthen the safety of patients and improve what are very important medical devices for care," she added.
Hamburg, who is stepping down as FDA commissioner at the end of the month, also noted the importance of the medical instruments in question for ERCP, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Nationally, about 500,000 ERCP procedures are done annually.
The FDA has said that more harm would be done by removing the devices from the market because they are an essential medical tool for doctors and patients.
"Duodenoscopes are very important medical devices that serve a critical role in patient care," Hamburg said at the hearing.
Last week, 10 House members -- six Democrats and four Republicans -- sent a four-page letter to the FDA demanding answers about what the agency knew about the infection risk beforehand and for how long.
One of the primary criticisms of the FDA is that it didn't respond sooner to numerous red flags about the difficulty of cleaning the medical devices of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as CRE.
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It is strange to see how far removed researchers and inventors can be from corporate reality.
Tim Berners-Lee, the father of Internet, says that all school students should be given some hands-on experience of programming. (Click here to read article "Programming ability is the new digital divide: Berners-Lee"). He cannot be more far from reality when he goes on to say that lack of programming knowledge leaves users at the mercy of corporations.
I am not against giving hands-on experience of programming to students, but to say that users are at the mercy of corporations because of lack of programming knowledge is far from true.
Any one who has implemented IT systems will vouch that the cause of IT failures (and the infamous ERP failures) in corporate world is not lack of programming knowledge, but lack of what I call Computer Awareness among the senior managers who are involved in the implementations or use of IT solutions. This includes managers, Heads of departments and CEOs.
Tim says, "…this approach will promote a view of the computer as a machine that can be made to do anything its owner wants rather than a domestic appliance "like a fridge", performing certain fixed tasks." Any CIO will tell you that the problem is not of under-expectation, but over expectation. Need is to tune down the expectations of managers to realistic levels. With the common belief that computer is a super machine, the expectations are sky high resulting in disappointment, frustrations and friction when the results are not so instant and, most often, not so miraculous.
The real need in order to reduce the amount of ERP failure (which researchers say is anywhere between 70% to 80%) is for functional managers, functional heads and CEOs who can intelligently interact with consultants, with realistic expectation, with an understanding of the human, behavioral and change management demands of IT. It is a common misconception among managers that they need to know technology. While working on any project, a manager needs to manage people and manage change. While working on an IT project like ERP implementation, a manager on the contrary has to unlearn about computers and not really learn.
The real digital divide then is between IT and non IT. Another divide is between managers who understand this change management aspect or people aspect of technology and those who just do not understand. They look at every IT problem as a technical problem. There are others who know that there is much more to IT implementations than technology.
Some of my previous posts which discuss the human and behavioral aspect of IT in greater details:
Need for IT Awareness amongst CEOs and Senior Professionals
Behavioral IT – The People Aspects of IT-Driven Change
The Best and Worst CEO for Computerization
How and why IT fails
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World Conquest Zvezda Plot / Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda
Review By: John Fragglepuss Evans
First Aired: Winter 2014, 12 episodes
Summary: A little girl by the name of Kate Hoshimiya has the idea of world domination in her heart and she will not stop until she achieves her goal. Kate organizes the Zvezda group to help in her goal of world conquest. Kate is joined by a diverse cast of characters that help in her Zvezda plot, but they are met with resistance by the team of White Light. Whether the team is attempting to conquer smoking or embarking on a treasure hunt, Zvezda enacts one small plot after another to conquer the world!
World Conquest Zvezda Plot is a nonsensical anime throughout the majority of the episodes. It makes the show easier to enjoy if you know what you are getting into. The humor is hot or miss, depending on the person. Some people seem to appreciate the humor while others feel it falls flat. The hot springs episode was surprisingly fun. Any episode that ends with grandparents fighting is bound to be good right? There are a lot of characters in the show, all with unique attributes and abilities that make them memorable. Some are lovable and some are not, but the interactions and relationships between characters are a positive aspect of the series.
You might enjoy this if: You do not take it too seriously. This is a show with some plot holes and a majority of a season that is episodic in nature. If you take it for what it is, it will be more enjoyable.
You might not like it if: This is the first anime you have ever watched. There are several anime tropes in the series that would turn the novice anime viewer away from the show.
Note to the Viewer: World Conquest Zvezda Plot is a polarizing anime, you will either love it or hate it.


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Vladimir Potanin and his wife Natalya divorced after the 30-year marriage. Source: PhotoXPress
Last month, the 30-year marriage of Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin and his wife Natalya was formally dissolved at the Presnensky Magistrates' Court in Moscow.
As part of the settlement, Potanin, who occupies 7th place on the Forbes list of Russian billionaires and has a fortune estimated at $14.3 billion, is required to pay child maintenance for the couple's child.
The media already has information that the child maintenance payment in question is about 8.5 million roubles ($235,000) a month, but Natalya Potanin's attorney, Philip Ryabchenko, has not confirmed the figure.
"The amount of child support is set at a quarter of earnings and any other income," said Ryabchenko. "Mr. Potanin has not yet provided information on the amount and sources of his earnings and income, so no payments have been made yet." Thus, the final amount of the alimony may differ from the above stated figure of 8.5 million.
As soon as he was granted the divorce, Vladimir Potanin filed a claim for division of property at the Presnensky District Court in Moscow.
According to the attorney of the businessman, Marina Ivanova, in accordance with their suit, the former spouse may receive about 2.5 billion roubles (about $76 million) in real estate and money.
Natalya Potanin therefore stands to be awarded "almost all the family property and a large amount of cash," said Ivanova.
Mrs. Potanin's representatives have not yet received court orders or copies of the claim, but are confident that in fact the aim of Potanin's claim is not to divide his real estate, but is intended to prevent the other side from coming up with a similar claim.
Potanin's wife looks for hidden assets
In addition, Potanin's ex-wife claims that she is entitled to more money. "From the comments of Potanin's attorney, we can conclude that Mr. Potanin agreed to give his wife no more than 0.5 percent of the entire enormous family fortune," said Riabchenko.
"Given that such a proposal cannot be called honest, and considering that Potanin has been hiding the exact composition and structure of his property from his wife, we are taking measures to request the disclosure of this information," said Riabchenko.
Mrs. Potanin's attorneys have already initiated their search for the assets of her former spouse abroad, and U.S. courts have allowed the search for assets in five states. Vladimir Potanin's representation has declined to comment on the situation.
Let's recall that a year ago Potanin announced that he had decided to donate his fortune to charity, joining the so-called "Oath donation" (The Giving Pledge), a club of billionaires created by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
Under the rules of the club, its members donate at least half of their fortune to charity, and pledge not to transfer capital via inheritance.
Commenting on his decision, Potanin said that he was giving his money away so that his children would not be left unmotivated in life by possessing a great fortune. However, according to experts, sometimes donations are one way of asset stripping.
The divorces of oligarchs are almost always time bombs.
At a certain point, one of the parties may resume proceedings, as has been the case with the head of steel and mining company Severstal, Alexei Mordashov (estimated fortune of $12.8 billion, 11th on the Forbes list). He divorced his wife Yelena in 1996.
After divorce, Yelena Mordashov got not only apartment in Cherepovets, but also one third of the Severstal shares. Source: Kommersant
According to their agreement, Mordashov had monthly payments of 300 euros ($415) for his son and another for $6,000 per year.
In addition, Yelena got a two-bedroom apartment in Cherepovets and property valued at about $10 million. With this agreement, she relinquished her rights to their other property.
However, five years later his ex-wife decided to revise these terms. In 2001, Yelena turned to the Nikulinsky District Court in Moscow, demanding 32.5 percent of the shares of Severstal, a quarter of Mordashov's monthly income and more than half a billion rubles as alimony.
At that time, in the proceedings of the claim, even shares in Severstal were frozen. However, during the proceedings, Mordashov proved that the bulk of his income was received after the divorce.
The oligarch's former wife lost the claim and the court requested from her estate a fee of 1.5 percent of the value of the claim. Elena ended up owing the state 213 million roubles (of which bailiffs managed to recover only about half a million).
Mordashov was inclined to believe that the attack from his former spouse was encouraged by his rivals. Whether they like it or not, precedent has shown that for oligarchs, parting with former spouses may be a multi-part thriller.
An exemplary divorce
Perhaps the most happy "female" divorce story is that of Irina Abramovich, the ex-wife of billionaire Roman Abramovich. The entrepreneur, whose fortune is estimated at $10.2 billion (13th on the Forbes list), was the most generous.
Roman Abramovich's billions will need to be split among seven children (five from his previous marriage and two more born to his current flame, Darya Zhukova). Source: Reuters
The divorce with Irina, with whom the entrepreneur had lived for 16 years and from whom he has five children, cost him $300 million and the payment of all expenses of the children.
In addition, Irina received a mansion in the county of West Sussex, two London apartments and a castle in France.
The business was completely left to Abramovich. However, his ex-wife seems to have no complaints towards him. But such cases are more the exception rather than the rule.
First published in Russian in the Profile magazine.
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To hell with the other computer bags and accessories because with Porter making these available for the public, the rest of the competition really doesn't measure up. To be fair though, the Japanese brand isn't alone in this endeavor with JAM HOME MADE on board putting their own stamp on the products.
This is the third installment in the collaborative effort between both brands which reveals a series of iPad cases, PC Cases, Mobile Cases and Multi Pouches, all of which are constructed from 1000 denier Cordura nylon material, giving it durability and water resistance. Pre-orders can now be made through ZOZOTOWN.
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Southwestern has deferred recruitment, which means you as first year women have the opportunity to meet members of each sorority throughout the fall semester. Recruitment takes place in the first week of the spring semester, right after your return from the holiday break. During the fall semester, many events are sponsored by each of the sororities as an opportunity for you, as first year women, to meet the members.
This is an important first step. After learning about each organizations and meeting women from each, you are the one to decide which sorority is best for you-which sorority you could call "home."
Panhellenic suggests that you keep an open mind. Take plenty of time to make a decision. Don't let your decision be influenced by others. Don't be fooled by misleading stereotypes. The members of each sorority are individuals. Take the time to get to know them.
When choosing a sorority, think both of what you may gain from the group as well as what you have to offer. Do not be carried away by the glamour of Recruitment. Be wise, open-minded, and sincere in your choice. Look beneath the exterior and find a solid foundation for judging the character of the women rushing you. Consider every aspect of sorority life carefully.
Get acquainted with as many different sorority members as possible before you take the final step and sign your acceptance card. The group you choose will not only be your associates in college, but also your friends throughout life.
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"Hardly any of this stuff can really help me with my schoolwork," he says, feet up on a computer desk complete with printer and VHS camcorder. Then the Encyclopedia Brittanica kid, late 80s/early 90s geek poster boy, explains why books rule and computers drool.
In a moment of extreme nostalgia we grabbed this clip from VH1...also finding it amusing that the actor now uses computers on a daily basis, as he's a webmaster for a porn site.


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Stretching can be a vital part in maintaining good range of motion with joints and the flexibility of muscles. If you have stiff joints or tight muscles, normal activities such as climbing stairs or reaching overhead can be severely affected. With proper stretching, these functions can be preserved. Often times after an injury or a surgical procedure, scar tissue forms and the soft tissues of the body contract. It is important to stretch in these situations to ensure that scar tissue formation does not get in the way of your rehabilitation.
Strengthening exercises are performed to help you improve the function of your muscles. The goal is to improve strength, increase endurance and return to all desired activities with confidence in movement. This can be done through the use of exercise equipment we provide in the clinic, as well as a home based exercise program.
Your therapist may use manual therapy techniques in your rehabilitation to help guide your body into new positions and help you to "find and feel" or engage the proper muscles necessary to hold your body in a new position. Our goal is for your body to be able to recognize new positions and integrate them into your daily routine.


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DETROIT (AP) — An exhibition that's making a stop at the Detroit Institute of Arts and a few other U.S. museums looks at road trips and their role in American culture.
"The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip" is on view starting Friday in Detroit and runs through Sept. 11. It features more than 70 photographs, including ones from Robert Frank's 1950s book "The Americans," contemporary artists and others.
"Road trips are a tradition in America and can clearly reveal what is unique about this country's culture," Salvador Salort-Pons, the museum's director, said in a statement. "Photographers traveling through the United States have defined, critiqued and celebrated America, and many of the images in this exhibition are iconic in the history of photography."
Cars, buses, motels, campsites, diners, signs, gas stations and people along the way have fascinated traveling photographers. Road trips by Ed Ruscha, who also is featured in the exhibition, led to the creation of his 1963 book "Twentysix Gasoline Stations"
Others with photos on display include Justine Kurland, Garry Winogrand, Inga Morath and Alec Soth. The exhibition is organized by the nonprofit Aperture Foundation, curated by David Campany and Denise Wolff, and supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.
After Detroit it's scheduled to visit the Amarillo Museum of Art in Texas this fall and the Museum of Fine Arts on St. Petersburg, Florida, next year. It previously was displayed at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.
A book titled "The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip" accompanies the exhibition. The Detroit Institute of Arts also will be hosting a photo contest on Instagram and is offering a summer road trip playlist on Spotify as part of the exhibition.


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Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. (Luke 5:16)
We continue our 40-day journey deeeep into the ♥ of Jesus in honor of Lent.
Be like Jesus. Get alone with your Heavenly Father and pray.
Here's today's prayer suggestion. Pray through it with all your heart, soul and mind.
of the day
and of the night,
in me there is darkness,
but with you there is light.
I am alone,
but you will not leave me.
I am weak,
but you will come to my help.
I am restless,
but you are my peace.
I am in haste,
but you are the God of infinite patience.
I am confused and lost,
but you are eternal wisdom
and you direct my path,
now and forever,
(Dietrich Bonhoeffer)


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TN political reading list, 10/23/2016 (with some observations)
Tennessee elections rigged?
Commercial Appeal columnist Otis Sanford suggests, tongue in cheek it seems, that there's evidence of rigged elections "right there under our noses" on the state election ballot where Republican candidates are listed ahead of all others – and Donald Trump is the first name a voter sees. (That's in accord with a state law, enacted when Democrats dominated in the state, giving the "majority party" top billing on the state ballot.)
He goes on to observe that two of 11 cases of documented voter fraud nationwide 2000-2014 – according to one often-cited study – occurred in Shelby County and both were cast against Republican Terry Roland, now a county commissioner, in a 2005 race for a state Senate seat.
Yet, Roland downplays Trump's claims that the presidential election is being rigged. "I don't think there is a consorted effort to manipulate the ballot," Roland told me last week.
In fact, Roland, like most of us, is sick and tired of the whole campaign. "I can't wait for it to be over," he said. "I'm watching Sanford and Son, Andy Griffith and The Jeffersons on TV now rather than the news."
Obama and state legislative campaigns
President Obama, for the first time, is getting involved in state legislative races as his approval ratings rise nationally (57 percent in a recent Gallop poll) from prior poor showings, according to an interesting Politico piece. He started with 13 races in Florida and intends to expand into a "far larger" list, including some in "states far from competitive territory for the presidential election."
Conceivably, I guess that could include Tennessee – not mentioned in the article – and an Obama blessing might help in a couple of urban Democratic candidates (say House hopeful Gloria Johnson in Knoxville, Senate hopeful Erin Coleman in Nashville) contests, though it likely would be a negative in more rural areas (say for the reelection campaigns of Reps. Kevin Dunalp of Sparta and John Mark Windle of Livingston). Excerpt from the article:
Six years ago, Democrats felt they couldn't even get Obama interested in (U.S.) House races. But now, after years of the Democratic bench being depleted on his watch, Obama's looking to build it back. On top of all that: a concern within the Oval Office and through the West Wing with how much policy is being crafted in state capitals, from laws on reproductive health to climate change to voting rights.
"While Congress has been obstructionist and there's been no substantive legislation moving under Republican control, what you see in the states is very, very different," Simas said. "This has not been a focus of presidents in the past. But given what's happening in state legislatures throughout the country, it has to be."
Hargett on campaign finance
The Council of State Governments website has an article on Secretary of State Tre Hargett, including some commentary on money in politics. Excerpt:
During the course of the three election cycles he has overseen as secretary of state, Hargett has concluded that the general public is often more concerned with disclosure of contributions than establishing any hard and fast contribution limits.
"People understand that campaigns cost money and they expect candidates to advertise on TV, radio, direct mail and social media," Hargett said. " If voters have access to how these campaigns are being funded, that is one more piece of data that may or may not influence their vote."
Bill Haslam: Smartest Republican in TN?
Robert Houk reports (HERE) on a panel of five East Tennessee State professors who agree the current presidential campaign is unprecedented in several respects. Observing that Donald Trump is likely to lose nationally with resulting further discord within GOP ranks, he concludes:
That means the GOP leadership (including the Vichy Republican officeholders in our state) will have some tough decisions to make on the party's direction after the election. Gov. Bill Haslam's decision not to endorse Trump could make him the smartest Republican in Tennessee.
For a contrary view on Haslam's spurning of Trump, see the anonymously-written Rocky Top politics blog, HERE.
Attack of the Trump "trolls"
David French, a conservative writer and lawyer who lives in Columbia, Tenn., and gained brief national attention earlier this year as a potential independent presidential candidate, has penned a piece in National Review on the abuse his family has suffered from alternative-right "trolls" who support Donald Trump.
It begins: I distinctly remember the first time I saw a picture of my then-seven-year-old daughter's face in a gas chamber.
Michael Collins did a report on the article for Tennessee newspapers in the USA Today Network, HERE.


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If you haven't noticed by now, I LOVE a rainbow colour combo, so I couldn't let the AAA Card Challenge go by without creating another entry!!
For my card I actually ended up with a design that was completely different from what I started with. And then I changed it again, so I suppose this is 3rd time lucky:
I had always planned on doing a blended background but it wasn't until I had all my Distress Inks out in front of me that I came up with the rainbow idea. And you wouldn't believe it but this actually used to be a shaker card....I thought it would be cool to put a rainbow mix of tiny seed beads in but after going to all that trouble I decided it looked too busy. So a bit of surgery had to be done to pour out all the beads, which of course ended up all over my table!
To start off I cut a panel of white CS the same size as my card front and die-cut the heart shape from it. The die I was using has a smaller die with it and I used that to cut the negative piece so I ended up with this insert. Before I did anything else I stamped my sentiment on this piece, as I normally forget to do this until after I've put it on foam tape. I put the panel over the card front and gently marked with a pencil where the heart shape would sit. This way I could blend away knowing where the colours would show.
Once I was happy with the blending, I popped the panel on top of it using foam tape. Now as I mentioned, this was originally a shaker card, so I had put a piece of acetate behind the panel and adhered the middle part to it. However, with it now having no beads in it, I could have forgone the acetate and just put the middle part on foam tape as well. To finish off I added a few pink and clear sequins.
The 'Floral Heart' dies are from Neat and Tangled, as well as the sentiment stamp 'Floral Heart' and the sequins.
I'm also going to link this to the Stamplorations Summer CAS Challenge.
Its nearly 5.30pm so I better start thinking about what to whip up for dinner. I wish I was one of those organised women who work out their weeks menu's on a Sunday so they have all their ingredients ready. Unfortunately I'm at the other end of the spectrum and just think up something on the spot. As long as everyone eats it I'm happy but just wish someone else would do all the dishes......
Take care
Saturday, 5 August 2017
AAA Card Challenge # 95 - Entry no. 2
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I love using the negative bits of die cuts, just like this, and with a rainbow you can't go wrong ;-) Thank you for playing with us at AAA cards.ReplyDelete
Super rainbow background and fabulous quirky heart dies. Looks amazing! Thanks for playing at AAA Cards.ReplyDelete
Simply fabulous my dear....just love this one!ReplyDelete
Fun heart design. Love the decorative edge and the sentiment placed in the center. Beautiful rainbow showing through too. Thank you for sharing with us at AAA Cards.ReplyDelete
I wish other would do the dishes, too...and make dinner. But the good fairy doesn't visit here...oh well. Your rainbow heart is stunning...think you did the right thing pouring out the beads. Much cleaner look.ReplyDelete
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SACRAMENTO – At some point when his bruised ego allows it, President Donald Trump will quit acting like the spurned dictator of Belarus and curtail his civically destructive effort to overturn a legitimate election. At that point, we can embrace a satisfying reality, regardless of our presidential preference: America will have a bitterly divided government that won't accomplish very much.
Being libertarian, I rarely enjoy election night. It's like watching a football game between the Patriots and the Raiders. Is it possible for both teams to lose badly? Fortunately, that result is entirely possible in our political system – and is what took place on Tuesday. Democrats had hoped for a blue-wave election that would throw Trump to the curb, provide a Senate majority and expand their numbers in the House.
They succeeded in dumping Trump by a rather impressive margin. After Trump won 306 electoral votes in 2016 and lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million ballots, his campaign adviser Kellyanne Conway called it a landslide. Joe Biden won the 2020 election with a likely 306 electoral votes and a 5-million popular-vote margin. I wouldn't call it a landslide, but it was a decisive win by modern standards.
Instead of celebrating, Democrats are eating their own, given their failure to win states including Florida and Texas and their failures in Congress. Republicans are angry and denial about the president's loss. I find myself relishing both sides' sorrows.
Control of the Senate is pending two runoff elections in Georgia. Democrats warn that if Republicans win either of those seats, Biden won't be able to advance a bold agenda. I'm unimpressed by any of the candidates in those races, but the possibility of gridlock doesn't frighten me. I'm fine that Biden won, but don't want him to accomplish anything.
Republicans also gained a number of seats in the House of Representatives, thus leaving Democrats with the slimmest governing majority in 60 years. Many voters split their tickets – preferring an end to this norm-busting presidency without giving an imprimatur to a progressive agenda. In their collective wisdom, the nation's voters appear to have shown a surprisingly libertarian sensibility.
Biden's job will be "mission impossible," according to Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus, and not just because of a divided Congress. "If Biden, limited in what he can accomplish legislatively, turns to regulation, he will confront a court that is reflexively hostile to the administrative state, and willing to consider extraordinary changes in law to limit its reach," she added. To Democrats that's a bad thing, but it's music to my ears.
Even California's lopsidedly Democratic voters issued a split decision. Californians continue to give Democrats legislative supermajorities. But, as I wrote last week, they shredded the Democratic leadership's priorities on statewide ballot initiatives. California remains a one-party state, but the initiative process maintains some semblance of division – an imperfect check on progressive nostrums.
For instance, voters gutted Assembly Bill 5's ban on independent contracting by approving – with incomprehensibly large margins – Proposition 22. They also solidly rejected Proposition 15, which would have ended Proposition 13's longstanding tax protections for commercial and industrial properties. They strongly opposed Proposition 21's plan to give local governments more rent-control powers.
Democratic primary voters smacked down the party's progressive wing this year when Bernie Sanders' candidacy hit the rocks. Biden is a liberal Democrat, but not a particularly activist one. He might actually do better with a GOP Senate because he could tell his party's base, "I'd love to nationalize health care, regulate the Internet and pass a Green New Deal, but those dastardly Republicans won't let me." He'll settle for minor legislative tweaks.
Some of my conservative friends have argued that libertarians should have jumped on the Trump bandwagon to stop the progressive onslaught. But Republicans support tariffs (which are huge taxes and regulations on business), heavy-handed immigration policies, boosts in military and intelligence spending, and they oppose limits on police powers. At least now, the GOP will rediscover its opposition to executive orders and debt spending.
In the ideal libertarian world, it shouldn't matter which party is in control of the government because its power would be so limited that government leaders wouldn't be able to make much mischief. We shouldn't even have to care who happens to be the president. (When Democrat Grover Cleveland was president, he mainly gave speeches and vetoed bills – and spent time greeting members of the public on his goodwill tour and at the White House.)
In an authoritarian state, the People pay heed to everything the Dear Leader utters. Consider that as you hang on every tweet from the president – or wait for the governor's daily edicts about which businesses may be open today. I'm not sure what we can do about our current predicament, but the best idea – from an election perspective – is to keep our governments as politically divided as possible.
Steven Greenhut is Western region director for the R Street Institute and a member of the Southern California News Group editorial board. Write to him at email@example.com.
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Animal rights groups slam Palin
It seems that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin really stepped in it when she posted a picture of her son using a dog as his "stepping stone" — and animal rights groups are firing back.
On Thursday, Palin postedthree pictures of her son, Trig, on her Facebook page to commemorate New Year's Day. The youngest Palin child was standing on the back of a black Labrador Retriever.
"May 2015 see every stumbling block turned into a stepping stone on the path forward," Palin wrote.
She continued, "Trig just reminded me. He, determined to help wash dishes with an oblivious mama not acknowledging his signs for 'up!', found me and a lazy dog blocking his way. He made his stepping stone."
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called the post inappropriate.
"It's odd that anyone — let alone a mother — would find it appropriate to post such a thing, with no apparent sympathy for the dog in the photo," PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said in a statement to POLITICO.
"Then again, PETA, along with everyone else, is used to the hard-hearted, seeming obliviousness of this bizarrely callous woman," Newkirk said. She pointed to an interview Palin gave in 2008 at a farm while turkeys were slaughtered in the background as an example of past differencesbetween the animal rights group and the former vice presidential candidate.
Animal rights group Friends of Animals also condemned Palin's post.
"It's no surprise to Friends of Animals that Sarah Palin is so insensitive she thinks a Black Lab should be tolerant of a child who isn't told to not put his full weight on top of the dog's back by standing on him," President Priscilla Feral said in a statement. "How lazy of Sarah Palin not to move the dog out of the way and teach her child the right lessons."
Trig was previously diagnosed with Down syndrome. As a mother of a child with special needs, Animal Welfare Institute President Cathy Liss said she understands the benefits of forming a relationship between a child with special needs and their pets.
"That said, it is the responsibility of the parents to ensure that the interaction is safe and appropriate for both," Liss said in a statement.
She added, "Although perhaps a seemingly innocent post on Facebook by Palin, a child standing on a dog is not safe for either the child or the dog."
Palin did not respond to a request for comment.