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What Is New With Star Wars
There had been tons of Star Wars content that had us Star Wars fans very happy and full. The Mandalorian released and its weekly releases of episodes had the fans discussing and predicting what's to come next, it was able to start reuniting the Fandom. Shortly after, JEDI: Fallen Order released and that game introduced a fantastic new story for fans to immerse themselves into and finally The Rise of Skywalker released in December.
The Rise of Skywalker, the conclusion to the Disney Star Wars Trilogy released in December and it was an epic finale. It doesn't mean the end of Star Wars, though. We've all heard about the new movies that they'll be creating and the controversy over who will direct the new films. Everyone knows that Mandalorian will have a second season because it was tremendously successful, the Child took the internet by storm and he is now everywhere.
There will be a break before we get to see his cute face and mystical force powers again in October, so what's to come now?
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7
This is pretty huge, The Clone Wars is coming back and it was a creation of Lucas and Filoni. The new season will release February 21st on Dinsey+. The storyline to the series had given us tons of new characters, we got to see the development that wasn't present in the Prequels, and it illuminated Anakin's problems with the Jedi Order as time went on.
One of the favorite characters that the show introduced was Ahsoka Tano, Anakin's padawan who *Spoiler Alert* got kicked out of the Jedi Order, invited back, and turned it down to walk her own path, away from the drama and doubt that was creeping into the council. Anakin had a huge problem with her being kicked out and when she leaves, you can really feel his emotion. The poor guy experiences a lot of loss throughout the series and that heavily contributes to his turn to the dark side.
What Might Will Happen?
Season 7 of the show will take place very close to the events of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Season 5 took place in the year before the movie takes place so this new season will pick up shortly after and lead us into the movie. The first 5 seasons did an excellent job beginning to bridge the gap between Episode II and III and this final season will hopefully complete the bridge and allow the two movies and the show to flow seamlessly.
Filoni hinted at what we should expect for the new season without giving too much information away. He let us know that we will get more of the story of Ahsoka and her leaving the order, we will see her in the underground of Coruscant trying to find her own way and establish a presence in the galaxy. The "Bad Batch" will be on screen and they will be featured in the first episode of the season, titled, "The Bad Batch" along with Rex and Cody.
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The Clone Wars was an extremely popular showing while I was growing up and I am eager to see the conclusion to the series, where Ahsoka goes, and all the other factors that led to the tragic downfall of the Jedi Order and their way of life. The show began to touch upon those ideas and introduced some factors that explain how the Jedi's judgment was so blurred. Perhaps we will see how Maul gained control of Crimson Dawn from Solo: A Star Wars Story and his rise to controlling an infamously dangerous crime organization.
The New Star Wars Movie
The next Star Wars movie is rumored to be set in the time of the "High Republic". This will be 3,000 years after the events of Star Wars: The Old Republic and about 400 years before the Skywalker Trilogy; it will be centuries after the infamous Darth Bane and will be set closely to Yoda's prime. Will he be a character in the new movie? It would be strange if he wasn't, as such a popular and renowned character, it seems as though it only makes sense to feature him as a familiar face.
The High Republic and the Jedi featured will show adventures of them taking out non-force sensitive threats, keeping the peace throughout the galaxy, and show different areas of the force that we have not yet seen. To compare, the powers will be similar to superheroes, as each Jedi will have particular force gift[s] and abilities particular to themselves.
Sticking with the idea taken from the superhero movies, the new Star Wars movies won't follow the trilogy format but will follow one more closely related to the MCU, where everything is webbed together by coexisting within the same timeline and universe. Changing the format will give them much more creative freedom and not make the movies so linear.
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The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series
The Obi-Wan series that will be released on Disney+ is my most anticipated Disney Star Wars creation. Kenobi, revived by Ewan McGregor, will take place in his isolation on Tatooine and he watching over Luke. As one of the last surviving Jedi, Obi-Wan will seek refuge and isolation, while still staying in tune with the force and never giving up.
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Kenobi will have experienced much loss at this point in his life, too. He will have lost the Jedi Order, Anakin to the dark side, and Duchess Satine to Darth Maul which may take a heavy toll on the Jedi Master. To watch his experiences and life more closely will be a great insight into one of the most favored characters from Star Wars.
McGregor, in an interview, said, "We start shooting at the very beginning of next year, they're in pre-production from this summer. There are scripts that I've read that are really good, they're continuing to write on them to make them even better, and we start very early next year" this is exciting news, Obi-Wan himself approves of the scripts and is eager to get started.
They are in pre-production now and shooting will start January 2021, shortly after the second season of The Mandalorian finishes. McGregor will make his return as Obi-Wan and according to the man himself, it shouldn't be too difficult of a process getting back into character, "It'll just be there, I think. Also, I'm reminding myself by watching their new films and The Mandalorian and stuff, I really enjoyed. I keep myself as current as I can with the Lucasfilm world. I don't think it will take two minutes; I'll put the cloak back on and I'll be there, I think."
We heard it directly from Obi-Wan and the series sounds like it will be promising. The Mandalorian was extremely successful and if they are able to keep the momentum going than the show will surely be a success. These aren't the only two live-action Star Wars shows that will be coming to Disney+, either. A spy-thriller based on Cassian Andor from Rogue One will also be one of the shows.
Cassian Andor's Spy-thriller
Diego Luna will also be making a return to the screen as he reprises his role as Cassian Andor, the spy who helped save the galaxy by getting the plans for the Death Star to the Resistance. The show is currently in development and will begin shooting in June of 2020. Tony Gilroy, a co-writer for Rogue One will be writing the pilot for the series, as well as directing a few episodes.
The plethora of Star Wars content that was released toward the end of 2019 is only the beginning of something much more epic. The success of The Mandalorian paved the way for the rest of these shows and gives us new hope.
With so much to come in this upcoming year and to follow, Star Wars will remain in the spotlight for some more time. Star Wars has so much to offer with such a vast universe and history it seems that the possibilities are endless with what they can create in the future.
What show are you most excited for? Thank you for reading and may the force be with you!
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VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 10/18/17)—In a Spanish-language video posted today, the Rev. Salvador Orellana, ABHMS national coordinator of Latino Ministries and deputy director of logistics and relationships for ABHMS' "Rebuilding, Restoring, Renewing Puerto Rico" multi-year initiative, discusses the ways in which American Baptist individuals and churches can help Puerto Rico recover in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria. In addition, he shares details about the destruction and challenges he witnessed firsthand on a visit to the island after the storms.
"As the airplaine was descending, I was able to see the destruction. I could see that the tops of buildings were missing or destroyed. Any vegetation was brown instead of green. Even the airport looked different, with hangars missing sections of roofing."
Lack of electricity has been a major challenge, he says. At ABHMS partner organization Corporacion Milagros del Amor, for example, no air conditioning and sealed windows mean that staff and clients must survive high temperatures by remaining in an outdoor tent.
Long lines have resulted in lengthy wait times for fast food and gasoline, Orellana says. Communication has been another challenge because mobile phone signals are lacking.
"It's common to see cars stopped on the shoulder of the highway because, when residents find a spot with a mobile phone signal, they stop," he says. "You see 10, 20, 25 cars lined up."
Orellana encourages American Baptists to pray for Puerto Rico and give generously to the "Rebuilding, Restoring, Renewing Puerto Rico" initiative that seeks to raise $1 million through One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) to support rebuilding homes, churches and lives in Puerto Rico. ABHMS has pledged $25,000 to launch this major renewal effort, matching OGHS funds already earmarked for Puerto Rico recovery.
"Every single dollar donated to the initiative goes to Puerto Rico," he says.
Donations may be made via your church; via credit card online at abhms.org > Give Now; or via a check designated to "OGHS-Puerto Rico" and mailed to the attention of Kim Wilkins at American Baptist Home Mission Societies, P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA, 19482-0851. To ensure that your church receives credit for your gift, write the church name on your check or, if giving online, in the "comment" box.
The video is available for viewing on ABHMS' website at abhms.org > Rebuilding, Restoring, Renewing Puerto Rico.
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West Brom vs Leicester team news and likely line-ups: Wes Morgan and Islam Slimani miss out at The Hawthorns
Tony Pulis' side meanwhile will need to make do with attacking duo Matt Phillips and Hal Robson-Kanu on Saturday
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29th April 2017, 2:06 pm
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WES MORGAN and Islam Slimani both missed out for Leicester's trip to West Brom.
Morgan is suffering from a hamstring strain, while Slimani has a groin knock to shake off.
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Slimani was fit enough to make the bench.
Elsewhere, Craig Shakespeare's Leicester will need to make do without Nampalys Mendy and Molla Wague with long-term injuries.
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West Brom meanwhile have just two injury concerns, but it would appear they will both miss the game against the Foxes.
Both Matt Phillips and Hal Robson-Kanu are set to miss the clash with hamstring injuries.
Other than that, Tony Pulis' side have a fully-fit squad to choose from.
Here's everything else you need to know about the game at the Hawthorns…
Where can I watch West Brom vs Leicester?
The game in the Midlands kicks-off at 3pm on Saturday April 29.
As such, it will not be broadcast live on television.
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Both teams have been on a patchy run of form of late despite some encouraging results.
Look for the spoils to be shared at the Hawthorns on Saturday… 1-1.
West Brom vs Leicester – Match facts
West Brom have found the back of the net in each of their last 17 meetings with Leicester City in all competitions, scoring exactly twice in the last four in a row.
The Foxes have won three of their last four trips to the Hawthorns (L1), winning the last two by a 3-2 scoreline.
Jamie Vardy has scored in both of his Premier League appearances versus the Baggies at the Hawthorns (two goals).
Riyad Mahrez has had a hand in four goals in his last three games against West Brom in the Premier League (two goals, two assists).
Mahrez has been involved in eight goals in 31 Premier League appearances this season (five goals, three assists). After 31 PL apps in their title-winning campaign of 2015-16, the Algerian had been involved in 27 goals (16 goals, 11 assists).
Salomon Rondon has scored in two of his three Premier League matches against Leicester, but did fail to bag in the reverse fixture versus the Foxes in November.
The Baggies have never previously failed to score in five consecutive league games within the top four tiers before.
Overall, Tony Pulis' side have now gone 375 minutes without a goal in the Premier League and have failed to score with any of their 45 shots since their 3-1 win against Arsenal in March.
West Bromwich Albion have suffered more defeats in their last seven Premier League matches (5) than they had in their previous 16 matches in the competition (4).
After winning his first six competitive games in charge of Leicester City, Craig Shakespeare has now failed to win any of the last five games in all competitions as the Foxes' manager (W0 D2 L3).
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The ownership of the professor targeted by conservatives in race, gender studies
When requested by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Texas colleges to reject critical race theory, University of Texas faculty approved a resolution defending their freedom to decide for themselves how to teach about race.
Instead, Patrick, a Republican, said it's time to consider holding teachers accountable, by targeting one of the top benefits of their jobs.
"Maybe we should look at tenure," Patrick said at a news conference in November.
It's a sentiment echoed by conservative officials in red states across the country. Indefinite academic appointments with tenure — the holy grail of university employment — have faced review from lawmakers or state governing boards in at least half a dozen states, which are often presented as bids to curb academics with liberal views.
Tenure advocates are bracing for the possibility of new threats as lawmakers return to statehouses across the country.
Fashion shows how conservative assessment in teaching related to race, gender and sexuality expanded from schools to higher education. But budgetary considerations also play a role. The numbers of tenured faculty are declining even in more liberal states. Universities are hiring more part-time, adjunct instructors amid declining financial support from state governments.
Traditionally, tenured professors can be removed only under extreme circumstances, such as professional misconduct or a financial emergency. Advocates for ownership say it's an important part of academic freedom — especially as controversy rages over scholarly discussions of history and identity.
Without work, teachers "have a responsibility to play it safe when it comes time to have a class discussion about a difficult topic," says Irene Mulvey, president of the American Association of University Professors.
But in tough financial and political times, even tenured professors may not be guaranteed a job.
'I could get fired for writing this'
In Kansas, Emporia State University this fall cut 33 professors — most of them tenured — using an emergency pandemic measure that allows universities to bypass layoff policies to balance budgets. .
Max McCoy, Emporia State's only journalism professor, wrote a column that began, "I could get fired for writing this" — before learning it would be her last year teaching at the school.
"It's a cleanup," he said. He said all the fired professors were "Democrats or liberals in our thinking."
University spokeswoman Gwen Larson said individual professors have not been targeted for dismissal. He said the cuts follow a review of how demand for academic programs is changing and "where we need to move in the future.
The attacks on higher education have been fueled by a shift in how conservatives view colleges and universities, said Jeremy Young, of the free-expression group PEN America. The share of Republicans and independent Republicans who say that higher education has a negative impact on the country went from 37% to 59% from 2015 to 2019 in the Pew Research Center poll.
In Texas, university administrators are working behind the scenes to derail expected tenure-track legislation, fearing it will hurt recruiting, said Jeff Blodgett, president of the AAUP's Texas Conference.
Some people stopped applying for jobs at the university because of the discussions, said Pat Heintzelman, president of the Texas Faculty Association.
In Florida, a federal judge in November blocked the "Stop-WOKE" Act, a law pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis curbs some of the conversations and analysis based on race in colleges. The governor's office appealed the order. Compliance with the law will be part of the evaluation criteria for professors who have worked under the review process weighed by the Board of Governors of the university system.
"They cling to the idea that so many totalitarian regimes have been created over the years, that if you can prevent students from learning about ideas that don't agree with a political party in power, that's a way to prevent ideas from existing in society at all," said Andrew Gothard, president of the United Faculty of Florida.
An 'intellectual orthodoxy'
However, DeSantis questions the argument that tenure gives academic freedom.
"If anything, it creates more of an intellectual orthodoxy where the people who have dissenting views, the harder it is for them to deliver in the first place," he said at a conference in news in April.
In Louisiana, lawmakers set up a task force to study tenure with a Republican-backed resolution announcing that students must be assured that courses are free of "political, ideological, religious, or anti-religious indoctrination." The professors raised concerns until they learned that the members of the task force were mostly supporters of tenure.
In Georgia, the state Board of Regents approved a policy that facilitates the removal of tenured faculty with negative performance reviews. Elsewhere, legislation to ban or restrict tenure has also been introduced in recent years in Iowa, South Carolina and Mississippi, but has failed to gain traction.
The pushback follows decades of declining tenured faculty rates. According to the AAUP, 24% of faculty members held full-time tenured appointments in the fall of 2020, compared to 39% in the fall of 1987, the first year for which directly comparable information is available.
Part-time college professors rarely receive benefits. They often have to travel from campus to campus to work together for a living.
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"I take Ph.D.s to food banks and I watch them cry because they can't get enough food for their family," said Lawless, who said she serves as a social worker. worker before retiring two years ago from Front Range Community College in Westminster, Colorado.
Opposition to tenure unites conservatives for a variety of reasons: Not everyone shares the same concerns about "woke higher education," said Marc Stein, a history professor at San Francisco State University, writing about to transfer to a part-time teacher.
"But," he said, "if you attack the 'awakening' of higher education and that leads to reduced funding for higher education, then economic conservatives are happy."
Tenure exploded after World War II when it helped recruit while the GI Bill sent enrollment soaring, said Sol Gittleman, a former Tufts University provost who has written about the issue. Lately, the country has been overproducing Ph.Ds, says Gittleman, who predicts that tenure will largely disappear in the coming decades outside of the top 100 colleges and universities.
"Critical race theory — that's an excuse," he said. "When there's a shortage of teachers, you don't hear about that."
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CARDUCCI QUARTET and JULIAN BLISS
August 28, 2019 Music Notes
Julian Bliss just played here in concert with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra on Saturday August 24. Normally I review perusal copies that are sent to me by recording companies, but I was so taken with the young clarinetists' playing that after his Cincinnati engagement I purchased an autographed copy of his CD.
The CD is issued by the British label signum classics and excellently produced and engineered by the Signum team of Nicholas Parker and Mike Hatch.
The Carducci String Quartet is integrated by Mathew Denton and Michelle Fleming, violins, Eoin Schmidt-Martin, viola, and Emma Denton, cello. The four young players have made quite a place for themselves as one of the best string quartets in Britain, with a career that has taken them all over Europe and the United States. Listening to their exquisite playing on this CD is proof palpable of their excellence.
Together with Julian Bliss as a like-minded artist they make lovely music both in the Carl Maria von Weber Clarinet Quintet in B flat Major and in Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581.
The Weber work is a mature work by the author of the more familiar to some Der Freischütz, a quintessentially Romantic work in which the German composer gave free rein to his exuberant temperament. He does so here too, creating in his Clarinet Quintet in B flat Major a superb tour de force for the solo clarinet filled with music that in a different context could have been assigned to and sung by one of the virtuoso prima donnas of the time.
With clarinet virtuoso Heinrich Baermann, a personal friend of Weber, the composer had all the inspiration he needed to finally premiere the composition in 1815. With Julian Bliss on the musical driver's seat in this technically challenging work and the collaborative work of the Carducci Quartet, Herr von Weber would have been over the moon with delight and equally inspired.
Seamlessly traveling a couple of decades back in time, the five Brits play with sublime cohesiveness and profoundly felt sensitivity in one of Mozart's most inspired creations. The opening Allegro is vibrantly and elegantly rendered. In the serene second movement, labeled larghetto Bliss' clarinet and first violin Matthew Denton engage in a profoundly moving arioso-like musical dialogue. They move from that to an elegant Menuetto, and ultimately to a virtuosic Rondo like Allegro chockfull of filigree variations.
The Signum CD will remain in my CD library as a treasured collector's item. It is available from Signum at http://www.signumrecords.com
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Spider-Man and Superman are arguably the most the iconic and popular superheroes of all-time, transcending multiple generations.
Usually this is a good thing, but lately it's shown that they both have the same problem: prior expectations.
Because these characters are so iconic and well-known, a lot of people have grown up with a version or idea of them that they hold dear, and they don't respond well when that idea changes in favor of something different for the character. We've seen this in spades with Superman since Man of Steel was released in 2013. Everything from his look, his behavior, his impact on the people of Earth in the DC Extended Universe, right down to his actions in "smashing Metropolis" while fighting Zod, fighting Batman and dying an "unearned" death, has been scrutinized and harped on by so many in the last six years. Truly maddening.
Now we are seeing it with Spider-Man, specifically from the proliferation of his Marvel Cinematic Universe version, played by Tom Holland. The new trailer for his next installment, Spider-Man: Far From Home has now premiered online, and aside from people asking how he's still alive after being snapped to death by Thanos in Infinity War(the trailer makes no mention or connections to the movie at all, so we really don't know when it takes place yet), a lot of webhead fans and specifically purists are grinding their gears again over the details of this version of Spider-Man, who still has a younger Aunt May in Marisa Tomei that may or may not have a thing for Jon Favreau's Happy Hogan now, an MJ that isn't named Mary Jane or is a redhead, played again by Zendaya, a seemingly non-existent Spidey-Sense since people like Sam Jackson's Nick Fury are still sneaking up on him, and now it seems that said former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is running point for Peter Parker as mentor, instead of Tony Stark who did it in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
The MCU Spider-Man is not "classic" Spider-Man, that is clear. The difference here is that while a very loud group of people denounced Henry Cavill's version of Superman as portrayed in Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it seems to be a vocal minority that are voicing displeasure with Holland's Spider-Man, which indicates the new version of the webhead is seemingly more accepted than a differing version of Superman, even though both characters pay respect to their comic roots and prior versions in different ways.
So why the difference in treatment even though both are having the same "problem?" The lazy and snarky answer is that Spider-Man in the MCU has better movies than Superman in the DCEU. Wholly subjective and subject to interpretation, but it doesn't explain the widespread difference in the responses from so many people, especially since Superman and Spider-Man really don't have much in common regarding power sets or abilities.
The real answer likely lies in timing of these new versions. For the people that can't let go of Richard Donner's Superman, played by Christopher Reeve beginning in 1978, that's the image of Superman on the big screen that they grew up with and held on to and passed down to their children for decades. Cavill's version, the brainchild of Zack Snyder, was a shock to the system for them and they have proven time and time again that they simply can't get over it.
That's not the case with Spider-Man because by the time he had a single movie, the crowd that grew up with Donner's Superman were already adults, myself included. I was 19 and a year into college when Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man movie released in 2002. That's only 17 years ago, which is a small period compared to 41 years ago when Superman the Movie premiered. Not only that, but in that 17 years, we've now had three different versions of the character played by Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and now Holland. That's a lot of reboots in a short period of time for just one character. This means that since you really don't have a generation or two that latched onto and passed down the earlier versions, it's easier for people to embrace change with a new one, especially when that new one is part of a larger shared universe of characters that they all want to interact with Spider-Man, which sets Holland's version apart fundamentally from Maguire or Garfield's.
You could argue that if both characters switched production timelines, Cavill's Superman would be more accepted today than Holland's Spider-Man is, but the character differences and overall perceptions of what they do would surely kick into the discussion. I really don't know how often Spider-Man has been considered a boy scout and Superman is certainly from Kansas, not New York. There are fundamental differences that always keep these characters in a slightly different conversation without question, but it's interesting to see how they both have the same issue with several fans with regard to their most recent interpretations, just with very different groups of people.


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Arikara shamans, 1908.(Original photo: Curtis S. Edwards/Library of Congress)
Technician of the Sacred
A half-century after his groundbreaking 'ethnopoetic' anthology, Jerome Rothenberg's shamanic journey into the sacred poetry of the past continues to lead him to the unknowns of poetry's future
By Jake Marmer
"Measure everything by the Titan rocket & the transistor radio, & the world is full of primitive peoples. But once change the unit of value to the poem or the dance-event or the dream… & it becomes apparent what all those people have been doing all those years with all that time on their hands," wrote Jerome Rothenberg back in 1967, in the introduction to his groundbreaking anthology, Technicians of the Sacred. The volume became a foundation of the literary movement known as ethnopoetics, which pushed against the notion that, as Rothenberg put it, there was a single "idea of poetry, as developed in the West." With that, the anthology brought together selections of poetry from the ancient, as well as the contemporary, "primitive" world, all the while attempting to transform the very terms it operated with. "Poetry," "primitive," and "anthology" came to mean something bigger and broader in Rothenberg's work, and even the word "ancient" swelled with hues of eternal, immediate relevance.
The volume's third edition, assembled last year in honor of the 50th anniversary of the original publication, propels the conversation deeper into the 21st century and the unknown. The breakthrough insight of Technicians of the Sacred was that poetry could be drawn from ritualistic experiences, chants, incantations, and shamanic visions that originated in Africa, Asia, Oceania, or within Native American groups. Rothenberg discovered that cutting-edge avant-garde poetic advances found unexpected resonances in ancient texts. As such, he suggested that opening new possibilities for future poetry somehow allowed us, at the same time, a whole new vision of the past.
I teach poetry to students of all ages, and my persistent advice, all of the technical and theoretical frameworks aside, is the following: Go out and meet poets in person. Particularly poets who've been around long enough to witness—perhaps even to initiate—ebbs and flows of various artistic movements, and the profound cultural shifts that went along with these changes. Seeking out poets I admired and meeting them in person not only transformed me as an artist and educator, but also functioned as nexus points where my personal mythology, artistic praxis, and existential curiosity came together as spiritual, or even sacred, markers.
Jerome Rothenberg is one of the poets I sought out a number of years ago. Rothenberg published nearly 90 books—his own poetry, translations, and critically acclaimed anthologies. One such anthology, A Big Jewish Book, juxtaposes ancient mystical, mythic Jewish texts with contemporary poetry and "near-poetry" in dialogue. The volume became central to my ethos as a Jewish educator. It salvaged my relationship with the ancient texts, allowing me to put aside the dogmatic twang of many of these works and to focus on their creativity and poiesis. At the same time, all through my ongoing encounters with Rothenberg, I sought to understand what he meant when he wrote in the preface to the first reissue of Technicians that he aimed to achieve "a life lived at the level of poetry"—a tantalizing phrase that became anthemic to me.
Jerome Rothenberg, 2008. (Photo: kellywritershouse/Flickr)
Last summer, I finally discussed the phrase with Jerome Rothenberg, as we sat in his Encinitas, California, living room. Rothenberg—gray ponytail, flip-flops—and his wife, Diane, who is a professional anthropologist and co-author, with Rothenberg, of the anthology Symposium of the Whole, are a sagacious and a generously warm presence. In answer to my question about living "at the level of poetry," the poet described a "degree of excitement—intellectual and emotional—that could come out in other ways, of course, but comes out for me in the context of writing and performing poetry." He added, "When I get into that frame of mind, I feel more alive, more active than in other time. I get a grip on things that don't touch me under the ordinary circumstances. Poetry may deal with the ordinary, but in the process it becomes extraordinary; it may deal with the real, but in the process it becomes surreal."
There's little doubt that, to Rothenberg, poetry is far more than a prestigious publication or a memorable moment of self-expression. Here, poetry is a doorway into an alternative mind-state, an opening for thinking through one's world in an altered, more intense fashion.
In particular, the poet pointed to his visit to Poland, which he evoked poignantly in the collection Khurbn. As he told me, "coming to Poland—which, for me, had been the imagined Poland—the actual place with its history of what had happened, particularly to the Jews of Poland, down to my own family, which had been murdered and disappeared there. I felt myself entering into a state of poetry." It was, he said, "one of those times when you're overwhelmed by certain experience, and there's no language to get it said except as what I take as poetry."
Challenging the established definitions of poetry is a well-worn cliché. Its outcome, more often than not, tends to be the establishing of an alternative set of new definitions and identifiers, which inevitably rigidify before long. Anthologies of breakthrough poetic visions, arranged in neat chronological (or even alphabetical) order do little to capture and perpetuate the spirit of the works' momentum. As Rothenberg put it in the course of our conversation, "Typically anthology is an instrument for continuing and refining a sense of canonical past or canonical present. They tend to fix our ideas of poets and poetry and assert a kind of authoritativeness. But other kinds of anthologies come as manifestos, announcing a new way of looking at poetry."
Rothenberg's anthologies function as such manifestos—they're alive with possibilities and questions. As he put it, "When I finish with an anthology, in my head it keeps evolving. It's important for me to stress that the work doesn't have an ending; it's an ongoing work. The books don't put an end to a project, and the project is open to anyone else who wants to do their own version."
Instead of creating an alternative canon Rothenberg offered an ongoing project. The third edition of Technicians of the Sacred is a terrific example of this, as it expands the anthology with a wealth of new material—most notably, with a brand-new section of poems called "Survivals and Revivals." The section contains works from Cambodia, China, Mexico, Russia, Papua New Guinea, and Chile. The project also continues on Rothenberg's popular blog, Poems and Poetics, where he regularly posts new work by poets from around the world, oftentimes accompanied by his pithy and insightful introductions.
Yet perhaps the most innovative aspect of Technicians of the Sacred, as well as Rothenberg's other anthologies, is the section titled "Commentaries." It is not only a way of illuminating the offered texts, but also an opportunity to present contemporary material that resonates with the ancient work. For instance, the anthology features a text called "How Isaac Tens Became a Shaman"—an account of a mystic, belonging to the Gitxsan community, an indigenous tribe from British Columbia. The casual, entertaining, and often humorous commentary on this piece is nearly twice the size of the original text. Here, Rothenberg discusses the Siberian origins of the word "shaman"; Mircea Eliada's famous academic treatment of shamanism as such; descriptions of the experience as they appear in the lore of various other Native American groups; and finally, the editor features excerpts from very different, but thematically resonant poems by Arthur Rimbaud, Walt Whitman, Allen Ginsberg, and Gary Snyder. These Talmudic commentaries do not merely support the main text, but attain a life of their own, swelling with polyphonies of dissent, and their own worlds.
One haunting text added to the anthology's new "Survival and Revivals" section comes from Essie Parrish, spiritual leader of the Kashaya Pomo tribe, centered in Sonoma County, California. Parrish's trancelike meditation was transcribed by poet George Quasha:
And there is white light, at the center
while you are walking.
This is the complicated thing:
my mind changes.
We are the people on the Earth.
We know sorrow and knowledge and faith and talent
and everything.
Now as I was walking there
some places I feel like talking
some places I feel like dancing
but I am leaving these behind for the next world.
Then when I entered into that place
I knew:
if you enter heaven
you might have to work.
This what I saw in my vision.
I don't have to go nowhere to see.
Visions are everywhere.
Parrish's deep swing from the personal I to the universal "people of the Earth," from mystical "white light" to walking and dancing, from knowledge to vision, rhythm to image, is poignant poetry, historic and mythic as it is lyrical. And, it must be said, it is almost inconceivable as an entry in a more traditional contemporary-poetry anthology. Rothenberg's work, then, his own vision, is to open the very notion of poetry to include this sort of material.
In a smaller and humbler way, my pilgrimages to great contemporary poets are, too, a work or a ritual of sorts. In the ancient days, people traveled the world over to meet the mystics. And I, too, set out one day for San Diego, watched the day's waning on the city's famed Sunset Cliffs, thinking through the questions I'd ask. I walked through the farmer's market in the morning, selecting berries to bring along to my hosts. Later, as I replayed the recording of the interview with Rothenberg, his "state of poetry" immediately returned to mind—and it is not too far from me now, as I type these words.
Technicians of the Sacred was influential not only for the field of ethnopoetics—it also exerted influence on various individual artists of all sorts. Among numerous endorsements, the new edition carries a blurb from Rothenberg's ardent fan, legendary musician Nick Cave, who writes: "No one taught me more about poetry than Jerome Rothenberg." As Cave elucidated in a Wall Street Journal interview a few years ago, referring to Rothenberg's anthology, "The primitive poetry in general, and the way it's presented in that book is pretty extraordinary. … Just something immediate about it and visceral and shockingly erotic that gives license and a context to go other places."
For Jerome Rothenberg, poetry does indeed serve as a context to go to other places—and not just in his imagination, but quite literally. As we sat in his living room, Jerome and Diane reflected on their recent trip to Australia for a series of readings, lectures, and encounters whereby the poet was "presented with examples from the very rich indigenous cultures, examples that could have been used in the revision" of Technicians of the Sacred.
Reflecting further on his constant traveling schedule, he added, "Traveling has been mostly 'people travel.' There're going to be people on the other end, and fits in with the sense I have of poetry as a global enterprise. For some reason, I find it invigorating rather than tiring, even now. I thrive on the exchanges going into places and meeting the people. Having finished one trip, we're looking forward to the next."
If it is a poet's job to redefine, even redeem words from the oblivion of mundane usage, there's no doubt that Rothenberg's usage of the word "global enterprise" points to the task accomplished. Referring, no doubt, to the whole world of living and dreaming readers, and their poets, Rothenberg enterprisingly repurposes the corporate phrase for his own usage—just as he yanked the word "technician," back a half-century ago, to mean someone skilled in the technology of dreaming, writing, and evoking the sacred worldwide. Indeed, Rothenberg recalled, "As I got into the question of digging further into the roots of poetry, forms of poetry as they had existed and continued to exist in many places, I began to think of poetry as a collective work. We were all in it together."
Read Jake Marmer's poetry criticism for Tablet magazine here.
Jake Marmer is Tablet's poetry critic. He is the author of The Neighbor Out of Sound (2018) and Jazz Talmud (2012). His jazz-klezmer-poetry record Hermeneutic Stomp was released by the Blue Thread Music in 2013.


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WELS Prison Ministry turns 25
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2018/09/04 /in Together /by Briana Lambrecht
This year, WELS Prison Ministry celebrates its 25th anniversary. This ministry provides Christian materials and education to jail and prison inmates. Since its start, WELS Prison Ministry has served more than 80,000 people in 1,300 different facilities by mail and in person.
Helmed by the volunteer efforts of the Organization of WELS Lutheran Seniors (OWLS) and WELS Special Ministries, this area of institutional ministry formally began in 1993. Its work originally targeted incarcerated WELS members, but it began to reach non-WELS inmates over time as well. By 1999, the program had expanded so rapidly that a full-time administrator was called. The ministry is currently headquartered in New Ulm, Minn., and much of its work is still completed by volunteers.
Mr. David Hochmuth, Prison Ministry administrator
In August 2018, WELS welcomed the newest Prison Ministry administrator, Mr. David Hochmuth. A former civil engineer, Hochmuth served as a staff minister of spiritual growth at St. Andrew, Middleton, Wis., for 11 years before accepting the call.
"It is such a fruitful field for evangelism," Hochmuth says. "Many people in prison understand that they face problems and that they are in need of help. The Spirit moves them to be honest about their situation. It is a great avenue for learning about the truth of Jesus."
Hochmuth quotes Matthew 25:36 when explaining his motivation and interest in leading this ministry: "I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me."
Prison Ministry has evolved significantly over the past 25 years.
"It has developed into more than sending Bible study booklets to inmates," explains Mr. Leon Brands, former WELS Prison Ministry Committee chairman. "There's been increased interest and concentrated efforts to involve more WELS members in face-to-face ministry."
Hochmuth adds that technological improvements have also allowed ministries to share God's Word via digital Bible studies and other courses.
Brands is optimistic about the future of Prison Ministry. "The prayer of the Prison Ministry Committee is that the new administrator, Dave Hochmuth—with the help of others—is able to expand and develop better training for individuals who want to go into facilities, and also develop some aftercare and mentoring programs for both released inmates and their families."
In the future, Hochmuth says he also hopes to provide the staff of jails and prisons with the spiritual support they need, among other new services. Yet he recognizes that Prison Ministry faces a daunting task and must establish clear priorities in order to serve effectively and efficiently.
"There are over two million people behind bars in our country. As a relatively small church body, our resources may seem inadequate," says Hochmuth. "But two fish and five loaves seemed inadequate for the task too."
To learn more about WELS Prison Ministry, contact David Hochmuth at dave.hochmuth@wels.net. Subscribe to the Special Ministries e-mail newsletter His Hands for the latest updates about Prison Ministry and other special ministries.
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An informal link has been set up with a village in Italy an hour north of Rome. Casaprota is in the Sabina mountains and has a similar population to Surlingham. Some people in Surlingham are already corresponding with some Italians on Facebook or email and a visit might be arranged at a future date. However, the idea is that people can make what they want of the link. It is open to all ages and you don't need any italian language as the Italians are keen to use their English. Would anyone else like a person to write to? In particular at present we are looking for English correspondents for a couple of italian families with young children ( 6-8 year olds).
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Square Enix Ltd. has announced that Tomb Raider developer, Crystal Dynamics, has released the system requirements for the PC version of the eagerly anticipated game. The PC version of Tomb Raider has been developed in tandem between Crystal Dynamics and long-time partner Nixxes; a collaboration that has spanned over a dozen PC titles and dates back fifteen years.
Tomb Raider for PCs has been extensively optimized to heighten the gameplay experience; with the goal of taking advantage of the PC platform. Enhanced features include: full integration with Steamworks, increased detail tessellation, improved SSAO and post-filter effects, and very high resolution textures, shadows and cloths. Additionally, for PCs that are capable, the game will support AMD HD3D and AMD Eyefinity technologies, the latter of which allows up to six simultaneous displays off a single graphics card.
Full PC specification follow below verbatim from Square Enix. Tomb Raider is scheduled for release on the 5th March for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Electronic Theatre will keep you updated with all the latest details.
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Zespół anoftalmiczno-przełykowo-genitalny (zespołowa mikroftalmia typu 3, zespół Rogersa, ang. Rogers' syndrome, anophthalmia-esophageal-genital syndrome, AEG syndrome, syndromic microphthalmia type 3) – zespół wad wrodzonych, na którego obraz kliniczny składają się atrezja przełyku, anoftalmia i nieprawidłowości budowy narządów płciowych.

Jako pierwszy zespół opisał R. C. Rogers w 1988 roku u 11-miesięcznego niemowlęcia płci męskiej z anoftalmią, atrezją przełyku i spodziectwem. Kolejne opisane przypadki sugerowały nieprzypadkowość takiego zestawienia wad wrodzonych.

U jednego niemowlęcia płci żeńskiej, zmarłego 45 godzin od porodu, z obustronną anoftalmią, wrodzoną wadą serca i wadami narządów płciowych, stwierdzono delecję dystalnego odcinka długiego ramienia 3 chromosomu (46,XX,del3q27-qter). U kolejnych dwóch pacjentów stwierdzono zrównoważone translokacje obejmujące region 3q27. Kilka lat później u jednego z tych niemowląt dokładniejszym badaniem wykazano obecność mikrodelecji, obejmującej gen SOX2 w locus 3q27. Mutacje SOX2, który jest genem homeotycznym, stwierdzono u wielu pacjentów z mikroftalmią; okazało się, że odpowiadają również za część przypadków zespołu AEG.

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Can SCOTUS Prevent Free Speech from Swallowing Anti-discrimination Law?
Updated: 6 Dec 2022
Posted in: Speech and Religion
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. As the case comes to the high Court, it presents a clash between a Colorado law forbidding places of public accommodation from discriminating based on sexual orientation and a conservative Christian web designer's objection to creating material that, she says, tacitly expresses approval of same-sex marriage. Although the original complaint raised issues of both religious freedom and free speech, the Court took the case to decide the free speech question alone.
As I warned in a 2017 column on this site in response to an oral argument in another case involving objections to Colorado's public accommodation law, this sort of challenge poses a potentially existential threat to anti-discrimination law. Thus, unsurprisingly, Monday's oral argument featured various hypothetical examples aimed at testing the limits of the principles espoused both for and against recognizing a constitutional right to a free speech exception to Colorado's law. In this column, I'll explore the main options available to the Court.
Does the Case Even Implicate Free Speech?
There is one very easy way for the Justices to resolve 303 Creative. They could say that free speech is not implicated at all. Writing in The New York Times, David Cole, the national legal director of the ACLU, argued forcefully that people who make a living by creating expression—whether photographers, journalists, or web designers—retain the right against forced speech so long as they offer their services privately, but when they hold themselves out to the general public and thus take advantage of the marketplace, they can be required to serve the public without exception.
Cole's argument echoes points made in the briefs supporting Colorado that invoke the long history of public accommodations laws. The common law placed a duty on innkeepers, restaurant owners, and other businesses that were open to the public to be open to all members of the public. Although nineteenth century laws obviously did not specifically forbid sexual orientation discrimination, the broad obligation they placed on business owners undercuts any notion that the original meaning of either the First Amendment or the Fourteenth Amendment— which makes free speech protections applicable against state laws—entitles business owners open to the general public to a free speech exemption. Thus, except for a short exchange between Justice Clarence Thomas and Colorado Solicitor General Eric Olson, the argument paid no attention to original meaning.
One might therefore think that a hyper-conservative Court that has, in recent cases involving abortion, gun control, and church-state separation, made history the sine qua non of constitutional rights, would also reject 303 Creative owner Lorie Smith's free speech claim. However, this Court apparently cares about history only when it supports the outcome the conservative super-majority favors. Thus, it is unlikely that the Court will rule against 303 Creative based on the pedigree of public accommodations laws.
Yet Cole's argument is based on more than history. It also encompasses a logical claim that by opening a business to the public, a business owner impliedly waives any free speech objection to the business that may come one's way. There is much to be said for this notion of waiver.
Suppose Joe is bigoted against Japanese Americans (perhaps because 81 years ago today his great-grandfather was killed at Pearl Harbor and he has inherited a view that holds all people of Japanese ancestry guilty by association). Joe can act on his bigotry by not inviting Japanese Americans into his home. He can decide not to date or socialize with Japanese Americans. If he is a poet, he can write hate-filled poetry decrying Japan and Japanese Americans. He can limit his poetry-for-hire service to people who do not trace their ancestry to Japan. But if Joe opens a poetry-for-hire business that serves most anyone who pays his fee, he cannot exclude customers based on their Japanese ancestry. That principle lies at the core of federal and state public accommodations laws.
Beyond history and logic, there is a further reason to deem the opening of a business to the public a waiver of any right to deny service based on disagreement with a message the business owner might have to express by serving a client: economic fairness.
Most people who work for a living do not own their own businesses. If Lorie Smith could not afford to open her own web design company, she would have to take a job working for someone else. If the owner of that business had no objection to designing websites promoting same-sex weddings, Ms. Smith could be told that she had to design them or lose her job. There would be no plausible constitutional claim of free speech because the directive would be coming from her boss rather than the government. Likewise, to avoid turning free speech into a privilege based on wealth, one might think that by entering the market as owners, people like Smith agree to be bound by the same principles that apply to everyone not fortunate enough to own their own business.
In Search of a Limiting Principle
Despite the appeal of the argument by Cole and the ACLU, it is apparent that a majority of the Supreme Court believe that at least some business owners have a free speech right to object to the application of public accommodations law. At the same time, however, even the current Court seems unprepared to give everybody who asserts a free speech claim an exemption from public accommodations law. The question for this Court is how to give such an exemption to Smith and some others without fatally undercutting anti-discrimination law.
Most of the Justices were receptive to the notion that only a handful of the sorts of business owners who might be asked to provide goods or services for a wedding are engaged in expression of any sort. In this view, web designers and photographers but not limousine drivers or caterers would be entitled to object that their facilitation of a same-sex wedding expresses a view they do not hold—that same-sex marriage is morally appropriate.
That limiting principle is better than none, but it raises a host of further questions. What about florists and (as in the prequel to 303 Creative) bakers? Is it speech in favor of same-sex marriage to create a cake with two grooms or two brides on top of it? Does it make a difference if the cake itself embeds a picture of the same-sex couple rather than containing two figurines placed atop the cake?
From the other direction, as questions by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan explored, does a wedding website that announces the wedding date, venue, and registry, and tells the story of how the couple met, speak in any realistic way on behalf of the web designer as opposed to the couple? And even if the speech can be partly attributed to the web designer, where is the endorsement of same-sex marriage?
Might it make a difference, as Justice Kagan suggested, if the couple asks the web designer to include a message like "God blesses this Union"? If providers of expressive services cannot be required to speak messages with which they disagree, should off-the-rack or do-it-yourself websites be treated differently from bespoke ones that require specific input from the web designer? If so, how much customization must there be to shift from one category to another?
None of those questions has an easy answer, suggesting that if 303 Creative wins, the lower courts and ultimately the Supreme Court itself will have years of further cases probing the boundaries of this sort of claim.
Distinguishing Ideology-Based Public Accommodations Laws
The oral argument also touched on some very odd hypothetical examples. For example, Justice Samuel Alito asked Mr. Olson whether a Black Santa posing for Christmas photos in a mall should have to sit for a picture with "a child who's dressed up in a Ku Klux Klan outfit." Mr. Olson answered that the Santa would not be required to sit for the photo because "Ku Klux Klan outfits are not protected characteristics under public accommodations laws."
That answer works for the case at hand. Colorado's law does not forbid businesses that are public accommodations from discriminating based on the politics or ideology of prospective customers. However, a number of jurisdictions in the United States do forbid that kind of discrimination. UCLA Law Professor Eugene Volokh warned in an article last year that if "a wedding photographer has no First Amendment right to refuse to photograph a same-sex wedding in a state with a ban on sexual orientation discrimination by public accommodations," then a "photographer would then have no First Amendment right to refuse to photograph a Nazi . . . event in a jurisdiction with a ban on political discrimination by public accommodations."
Is that right? In such a jurisdiction, would the Black Santa have to take the photo with a child in KKK garb?
The answer should be no. Professor Volokh's reasoning assumes that if a photographer (or web designer) has a free speech right, the photographer (or web designer) necessarily wins the case. But there is a second stage to free speech analysis. Government is permitted to infringe free speech rights if its law survives so-called struct scrutiny—i.e., if it is narrowly tailored to promote a compelling interest.
To be sure, an amicus brief Professor Volokh and others filed in 303 Creative argues that the lower court erred by finding that Colorado's law was narrowly tailored to addressing sexual orientation discrimination in the particular case, but that argument might fail, and even if it succeeds in 303 Creative, in other cases there could be a sound basis for distinguishing traditional public accommodations laws from the laws that in some places forbid service denials based on political expression: government has a compelling interest in combating invidious discrimination; it has a less substantial interest in combating political discrimination by sellers of goods and services. Indeed, the relative rarity of laws forbidding political discrimination by public accommodations reflects the fact that such discrimination is not nearly as substantial a problem as discrimination based on race, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and a handful of other personal characteristics that public accommodations laws typically list.
An Ill-Advised Path
Mr. Olson offered the Court one other path by which the state could win the case. To prove that Colorado does not forbid speech by the likes of Ms. Smith, he said that she could, if she so chose, put on her website a statement that only marriages between a man and a woman are genuine marriages or marriages blessed by God. She could even put such a message as a kind of signature on the wedding websites themselves—so long as they appeared on websites for opposite-sex as well as same-sex weddings. Then, Mr. Olson, said, there would be no different treatment of same-sex couples from opposite-sex couples. When pressed about this suggestion, United States Deputy Solicitor General Brian Fletcher said he agreed.
Justice Alito expressed justified skepticism about that answer, because it would effectively allow the circumvention of Colorado's anti-discrimination policy. Suppose an employer covered by Title VII posts an advertisement for a position that includes the statement "No Irish need apply." That would clearly violate the statute's prohibition on national origin discrimination. Likewise, a sign displayed on the entrance to a restaurant stating "Black patrons will be served only at the back takeout window" would clearly violate Title II, the federal public accommodations statute, which forbids racial segregation. Both of those conclusions would hold even if the employer really would be willing to hire Irish applicants and the restaurant really would be willing to seat Black customers who came through the front door. Why? Because the statements have the obvious (and almost always intended) effect of discouraging people from even attempting to enjoy the equal rights that anti-discrimination laws protect.
Yet that is also true of a sign that says "this business does not hire persons of Irish descent" because of some stereotype or "the owners of this restaurant believe that racial mixing is immoral." True, some hearty souls might be undeterred by the signs, but overall the signs will dramatically undercut anti-discrimination law. And the same is true of any language on 303 Creative's own website and especially on particular wedding websites stating that the owner of 303 Creative believes the only real marriages or the only ones God blesses are between a man and a woman.
Accordingly, Messrs. Olson and Fletcher would have done better to bite the bullet and acknowledge that the Colorado law does infringe the speech of 303 Creative but nonetheless defended that infringement as incidental to the enforcement of anti-discrimination law—just as a prohibition of posting a "No Irish need apply" sign infringes some speech of employers but does so justifiably.
In the end, of course, the concession likely won't matter for the outcome of 303 Creative. The conservative super-majority will almost surely rule against Colorado. The only hope is that it does so in a way that merely wounds but doesn't kill anti-discrimination law.
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Author: Michael C. Dorf
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The findings come as part of a new market research study comparing the effectiveness of eight advertising campaigns from seven insurance brands in Hong Kong. Members of the public aged between 18 and 55 were asked to rate the different campaigns on factors such as the ad's effectiveness in conveying the message and whether it made them interested in learning more about the product.
The football star was chosen by AIA to become global ambassador for the brand and to front its 'What's Your Why?' campaign, aimed at raising awareness of healthy living in Asia. However, despite being a popular figure among the younger participants (particularly women), many failed to see the connection between Beckham and the insurance brand, with some also commenting that "he is involved with too many products and brand endorsements".
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In contrast, the AXA KATHMANDU ad campaign hit all the right notes with its Hong Kong audience, rating the highest on all five key measures in the study. This campaign – AXA's first-ever global brand campaign – is based on the journey of Lisa, an AXA client, who was injured during the tragic events of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, and her path to recovery.
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Based on the success of the AXA KATHMANDU campaign, Donna suggests that brands attempting to create engaging ads "continue to focus on the customers and connect with them with an authentic message/voice. It is the only sustainable successful strategy for long-term growth".
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Best Massage Therapy Schools In Louisiana | Cost, Requirement & How To Apply
Massage therapy schools in Louisiana can offer students lectures and textbook study in massage therapy theory, as well as hands-on practice with actual treatment of clients in a student clinic where they can gain hands-on experience to begin their professional career.
Louisiana massage therapy schools can offer a shortcut to a rewarding profession: one that allows practitioners to carve out their own careers and lifestyles.
The amount of education required to obtain a massage therapy license is a fraction of that required for physical therapy or family therapy. Education is still important.
Students usually receive a certificate or diploma. Day programs often take about nine months, evening programs take a little longer.
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There are 17 massage therapy schools in Louisiana. Students can choose from a menu of private institutions and public colleges. Campuses are located in cities such as New Orleans and Baton Rouge, as well as in smaller communities.
These schools award certificates or diplomas that require a year or less of full-time study. Learning takes place in classrooms and laboratories, as well as during supervised clinical training in real-world settings.
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The time to complete this educational training ranges from 3.1 months to 6 months depending on the qualification, with an average completion time of 6 months. The cost to attend massage therapy schools in Louisiana is $10,000.
As accredited institutions by the Accrediting Commission for Professional Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), these massage therapy schools in Louisiana offer a full range of financial aid options and payment plans to help you cover your tuition. Our financial aid administrator is happy to help you with this.
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Students can consider the type and quality of practical experience. Students usually start with one-on-one practice. Some programs allow you to gain extensive experience working with members of the public.
Some programs in Louisiana are around 500 hours, others 750 or even 900 hours. A longer program will likely qualify for licensure in more states, but some states are exclusive!
Schools also vary in career/placement services. The school can offer help with things like resume writing and interview skills.
Some Louisiana schools are accredited by nationally recognized accrediting agencies such as the Commission on Accreditation of Professional Schools and Colleges. Prospective students can search for paid employment data.
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We've selected the best massage therapy schools in Louisiana below based on the programs they offer, accreditation, enrollment, graduation rate, and reputation.
Find a local licensed massage therapy training program at an accredited massage therapy school or medical school in Louisiana. Accredited schools have financial aid for eligible students.
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It is a small institution with four campuses that offers dozens of nursing and allied health programs. Delta boasts that it is "one of the most affordable private schools in the area."
Future massage therapists attend classes in Covington. They can earn certificates full-time or part-time, during the day or in the evening. The program provides 745 contact hours of teaching and learning. Students can graduate in just seven months.
According to the school, "classes at Covington are very hands-on, so you get real-world experience with new skills."
Formerly the Massage Academy of the South, this private Baton Rouge school claims to have "been the standard of excellence in massage education since 1992."
The curriculum of 756 contact hours includes 277 lecture hours, 407 laboratory hours, and 72 clinical hours. It takes nine months full-time or 10.5 months part-time to graduate. All instructors are certified massage therapists.
Students master Swedish, sports, connective tissue, neuromuscular technique, reflexology and chair technique. They also learn spa therapies such as body wraps, salt glow, paraffin and mud treatments, hot and cold stone massage, wet table use and hydrotherapy.
UTA's commercial vocational school trains massage therapists at its campuses in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, New Orleans, Houma and West Monroe.
The degree program has 66.73 quarter credit hours. Students attend day or evening classes. They study Swedish, clinical, sports, pregnancy, deep tissue and oriental therapies.
In addition to state-required coursework, classes include healthcare professionals, medical terminology, kinesiology, the art of palpation, specialized patient massage, spa therapy, mind-body health for the therapist, ethics and professional business practices.
At the on-campus clinic in Lafayette, students receive full-body massages.
Platt's network of for-profit educational institutions has more than 30 locations across the country. The only campus in Louisiana is the McCann School of Business and Technology.
Diploma program of massage therapy provides 710 contact hours – 380 listening to lectures in classrooms and 330 practical classes in laboratories.
The educational program includes three tasks, with a total duration of 120 hours, massage for the population in the student polyclinic.
Courses include Swedish massage; Therapeutic massage; Kinesiology of the upper body; Kinesiology Lower body; hydrotherapy and aromatherapy; Special population groups; Somatic psychology; and law, business and ethics.
This private institution is part of a network of schools in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. The Metairie satellite campus in the Clearview Mall offers diplomas in massage therapy.
During the 750 contact hours, students complete state-required courses as well as hydrotherapy, therapeutic communication, tai chi, first aid/HIV, self-care, medical terminology, deep tissue integration, and reflexology.
There are also classes in Swedish, prenatal, chair and sports massage. The duration of the program is nine months for full-time students and 15 months for those attending evening classes.
A community institution in New Orleans, DCC prepares students for degrees in massage therapy at its Charity School of Nursing. The program teaches "topics such as history (MT), purpose, benefits; (and) its place in a holistic approach to wellness."
Some of the courses in the 32-hour curriculum include: Swedish Technique, Sports Massage, Deep Tissue Therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Business/Ethics/Law, and Special Populations Topics.
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Students perform three clinical rotations. Classes begin in the spring and fall. The college's selective admissions policy includes required courses, English and math testing, and a CPR certification requirement.
Here, typical annual pay is around $19,430 or hourly pay over $9.30. This is significantly less than the US average of approximately $41,420, or almost $20.
The highest-paid tenth of Louisiana massage therapists earn more than $60,000 a year, or nearly $29 an hour, which is not as much as their counterparts nationwide (nearly $78,300, or more than $37.60).
Those in the lowest state earn about $16,300, or $7.85, compared to about $21,340, or $10.25, nationally. In 2016, there were 700 practitioners living in this state.
In 2026, that number will gradually increase to 830, if the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics forecast proves accurate. That would be a 20% increase compared to the agency's forecast of 26% nationwide.
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The process of becoming a massage therapist in Louisiana begins with high school graduation or a high school diploma. College preparatory courses in science, health and business give students a head start in their careers.
The state commission issues licenses only to graduates of accredited massage therapy schools that offer programs with at least 500 hours of teaching and learning.
The curriculum must include 325 hours of classes covering massage techniques and methods related to clinical practice. Another 125 hours are required to study anatomy and physiology.
Apart from these requirements, schools have considerable discretion in the education they provide. Some programs include a wide range of massage techniques, including Eastern and Western techniques. Others focus on clinical treatment or spa therapy. The amount of time students spend in real clinical settings varies by school.
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Massage therapists can work in various establishments. They can also work for themselves. Having your own practice has its advantages, such as setting your own schedule. But massage therapy opens up a variety of rewarding and exciting career opportunities. They may include:
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Health clubs and fitness studios
Manual therapy offices
The salary range of a massage therapist is wide. Those in the tenth percentile in Louisiana earn $8.22; those in the 90th percentile earn $42.08. Half is over $14.59.
The average is $18.88. Massage therapy is a growing profession, with growth expected to be around 20% by 2020. Massage therapists have the opportunity to work in private practice or in other commercial programs.
The increase in employment opportunities for massage therapists is due in part to increased coverage of massage therapy by insurance companies and recognition of massage therapy by doctors, hospitals and long-term care facilities.
Licensed massage therapy school graduates can find a wide variety of employment opportunities in Louisiana health and wellness centers, spas, and resorts. Check out some of the exciting programs offered by massage therapy schools in Louisiana.
How Long Is Massage Therapy Schools In Louisiana?
A massage therapy school in Louisiana must provide at least 500 hours of instruction, 325 of which are devoted to the study of massage therapy techniques and skills related to clinical practice. A full 125 hours must be devoted to the study of anatomy and physiology.
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Are Massage Therapists In Demand In Louisiana?
For graduates of licensed schools of massage, there are vacancies in various fields. Massage therapy is a growing profession, with growth expected to be around 20% by 2020. Massage therapists have the opportunity to work in private practice or in other commercial programs.
What Is The Requirement For Message Therapy License In Louisiana?
If you want to get a massage therapy license in Louisiana, you will need to meet the licensing and renewal requirements to practice law in that state. The Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy reviews all applications for a $75 license. Renewals, which occur every year, have a deadline of March 31. The license renewal fee is $125. Louisiana also requires 12 refresher courses between each renewal period to keep your license active. The first step to success is finding the right 500 hour massage training program!
What Do Massage Therapy Schools In Louisiana Teach?
Programs usually introduce students to at least a few methods. Swedish massage is often considered the basis of Western massage. Other common techniques include deep tissue massage, neuromuscular therapy, shiatsu, chair massage, and reflexology. The program may emphasize massage therapy as health care.
Louisiana has many massage therapy schools to choose from and is a great state to live in. Louisiana is a huge state, it is divided into different regions, and depending on where you are, you can get a completely different experience.
It's somewhat polarizing. But there are many opportunities for those who want to complete their education, start a business or work in a company.
In this article, we've explained everything you need to know about getting a massage therapy license, how to find the best schools, and what to do next.
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