Comments for News :: Washington and Lee University http://news.blogs.wlu.edu News and Information from the Washington and Lee University Office of Communications Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:25:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Washington and Lee Professor Finds that Reading Fiction Leads to Empathy, Helpful Behavior by Edwin Rutsch http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/02/21/washington-and-lee-professor-finds-that-reading-fiction-leads-to-empathy-helpful-behavior/#comment-10013 Edwin Rutsch Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:25:24 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=66764#comment-10013 May I suggest a further resource to learn more about empathy and compassion. The Center for Building a Culture of Empathy The Culture of Empathy website is the largest internet portal for resources and information about the values of empathy and compassion. It contains articles, conferences, definitions, experts, history, interviews,  videos, science and much more about empathy and compassion. http://CultureOfEmpathy.com I posted a link to your article in our Empathy and Compassion Magazine The latest news about empathy and compassion from around the world http://bit.ly/dSXjfF May I suggest a further resource to learn more about empathy and compassion.
The Center for Building a Culture of Empathy
The Culture of Empathy website is the largest internet portal for resources and information about the values of empathy and compassion. It contains articles, conferences, definitions, experts, history, interviews,  videos, science and much more about empathy and compassion.
http://CultureOfEmpathy.com

I posted a link to your article in our
Empathy and Compassion Magazine
The latest news about empathy and compassion from around the world
http://bit.ly/dSXjfF

]]> Comment on Small World Department by Eva Gudbergsdottir http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/02/21/small-world-department/#comment-9998 Eva Gudbergsdottir Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:47:55 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=66743#comment-9998 Wonderful article! I would like to point out though that the Monterey Institute of International Studies is also know as MIIS, not MIIA. Wonderful article! I would like to point out though that the Monterey Institute of International Studies is also know as MIIS, not MIIA.

]]> Comment on Antique Scientific Instruments Show How W&L Students Used to Learn by Le Saint Georges http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2011/11/27/antique-scientific-instruments-show-how-wl-students-used-to-learn/#comment-9936 Le Saint Georges Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:22:28 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=64196#comment-9936 Antique scientific and nautical instruments Antiques Le Saint Georges was founded in May 1981 in Carcassonne, by Georges Henri Bruguière de Gorgot . Later the company moved to Toulouse, andin 2004 he settled permanently in Barcelona, Spain. Specialists for 31 years in science and navigation instruments, GH Bruguière has catered to this day some major European private collections and museums. Expert advice from private collections. We have terrestial and celestial globes, planetaria, armillary spheres, medical instruments, microscopes, telescopes, sextants, octants, and compasses, sundials, hourglasses, chronometre ... also have nautical paintings and models. You can see more information on our website www.lestgeorges.com or www.globe-antique.com. Not all of our products come on the site, if you want more information please contact us +34 637 730 240 Antique scientific and nautical instruments

Antiques Le Saint Georges was founded in May 1981 in Carcassonne, by Georges Henri Bruguière de Gorgot . Later the company moved to Toulouse, andin 2004 he settled permanently in Barcelona, Spain. Specialists for 31 years in science and navigation instruments, GH Bruguière has catered to this day some major European private collections and museums.

Expert advice from private collections.

We have terrestial and celestial globes, planetaria, armillary spheres, medical instruments, microscopes, telescopes, sextants, octants, and compasses, sundials, hourglasses, chronometre … also have nautical paintings and models.

You can see more information on our website http://www.lestgeorges.com or http://www.globe-antique.com.

Not all of our products come on the site, if you want more information please contact us
+34 637 730 240

]]> Comment on Kerry Egan '95: Observations of a Hospice Chaplain by Victor J. Cano http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/01/31/kerry-egan-95-observations-of-a-hospice-chaplain/#comment-9934 Victor J. Cano Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:55:13 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=65968#comment-9934 A beautifully written and candid essay. The family love you wrote about made me think of the wonderful song written by Bob Frankie called "Hard Love" A beautifully written and candid essay. The family love you wrote about made me think of the wonderful song written by Bob Frankie called "Hard Love"

]]> Comment on Politics and Pomp — W&L's 2012 Mock Republican Convention by Politics and Pomp — W&L’s 2012 Mock Republican Convention | My Blog http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/02/08/politics-and-pomp-wls-2012-mock-republican-convention/#comment-9933 Politics and Pomp — W&L’s 2012 Mock Republican Convention | My Blog Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:53:04 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=66207#comment-9933 [...] Share around email This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged the best speakers by . Bookmark the permalink. [...] [...] Share around email This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged the best speakers by . Bookmark the permalink. [...]

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]]> Comment on New Volume by W&L Historian Examines Tax and Spend Politics by History Buzz February 14, 2012: Molly Michelmore: New Book by Washington & Lee Historian Examines Tax and Spend Politics | History Musings… http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/02/14/new-volume-by-wl-historian-examines-tax-and-spend-politics/#comment-9919 History Buzz February 14, 2012: Molly Michelmore: New Book by Washington & Lee Historian Examines Tax and Spend Politics | History Musings… Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:42:46 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=65728#comment-9919 [...] Volume by W&L Historian Examines Tax and Spend Politics Source: Washington & Lee University News, 2-14-12 Molly [...] [...] Volume by W&L Historian Examines Tax and Spend Politics Source: Washington & Lee University News, 2-14-12 Molly [...]

]]> Comment on Politics and Pomp — W&L's 2012 Mock Republican Convention by My Blog » HirenDhara » Politics and Pomp — W&L’s 2012 Mock Republican Convention http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/02/08/politics-and-pomp-wls-2012-mock-republican-convention/#comment-9876 My Blog » HirenDhara » Politics and Pomp — W&L’s 2012 Mock Republican Convention Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:39:42 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=66207#comment-9876 [...] Share around email comments: 0 » tags: the best speakers « Previous Next » [...] [...] Share around email comments: 0 » tags: the best speakers « Previous Next » [...]

]]> Comment on Judging Patron Saints by Andy Dewing '84 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/01/26/judging-patron-saints/#comment-9671 Andy Dewing '84 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:34:16 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=65868#comment-9671 In a civil society, things do not always amount to a zero-sum, or as Ken has stated it, our admiration/admonition need not be "mutually exclusive". The quandary is not confined to historical figures, either. We can all enjoy a good movie or concert, and applaud those who produce and perform in them, even when we don't care so much for the decisions they make away from the work place. In the case of Lee, the equation is simply flipped. We should have no problem whatsoever in joyfully agreeing to disagree with detractors simply because we *know* better. In a civil society, things do not always amount to a zero-sum, or as Ken has stated it, our admiration/admonition need not be "mutually exclusive". The quandary is not confined to historical figures, either. We can all enjoy a good movie or concert, and applaud those who produce and perform in them, even when we don't care so much for the decisions they make away from the work place. In the case of Lee, the equation is simply flipped. We should have no problem whatsoever in joyfully agreeing to disagree with detractors simply because we *know* better.

]]> Comment on Judging Patron Saints by Robert Austin Vinyard http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/01/26/judging-patron-saints/#comment-9660 Robert Austin Vinyard Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:33:40 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=65868#comment-9660 It is so easy to judge those who have lived centuries before using 21st century values. Lee, Washington, and Jefferson have all suffered from this. Yet all of these men remain American heroes. Two became presidents, great ones at that. Lee, a devoted servant of his country for most of his life, made the fateful decision to choose Virgina first, having first been offered command of the federal forces. For whatever reason he made this choice, once he did , the leadership which he showed while in command of the Army of Northern Virginia made him a enduring symbol of integrity, honor, duty and faith. When I was at W&L I acted at the student curator of the Lee Chapel. On many a cold January Sunday afternoon I was alone in the Chapel awaiting the occasional visitor. I could walk alone by the Recumbent Statue of Lee, look at the tattered battle flags and even on occasion sit in his chair. The thought of those afternoons today brings me the same sense of awe of the General as I felt then and I have tried to live my life as Lee did. Those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it. So it is only fitting that on his birthday, and on October 12th, his death day, we remember Lee for all that his did for his Country, his Commonwealth and his University. It is so easy to judge those who have lived centuries before using 21st century values. Lee, Washington, and Jefferson have all suffered from this. Yet all of these men remain American heroes. Two became presidents, great ones at that. Lee, a devoted servant of his country for most of his life, made the fateful decision to choose Virgina first, having first been offered command of the federal forces. For whatever reason he made this choice, once he did , the leadership which he showed while in command of the Army of Northern Virginia made him a enduring symbol of integrity, honor, duty and faith. When I was at W&L I acted at the student curator of the Lee Chapel. On many a cold January Sunday afternoon I was alone in the Chapel awaiting the occasional visitor. I could walk alone by the Recumbent Statue of Lee, look at the tattered battle flags and even on occasion sit in his chair. The thought of those afternoons today brings me the same sense of awe of the General as I felt then and I have tried to live my life as Lee did. Those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it. So it is only fitting that on his birthday, and on October 12th, his death day, we remember Lee for all that his did for his Country, his Commonwealth and his University.

]]> Comment on Judging Patron Saints by Marthe Honts http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/01/26/judging-patron-saints/#comment-9615 Marthe Honts Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:55:46 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=65868#comment-9615 Insightful reflection, thank you. We have often brought our children to campus for various events and used the visits as an opportunity to discuss the history and dignity of W&L and its namesakes. It has prompted several dinner table discussions with our son who is just beginning a study of American history in elementary school. I am reminded after these discussions that there is nothing in this world, not even a single drop of water, that has only two sides. It is precisely the sort of "three-dimensional" education provided at institutions like W&L that will serve to develop the strength of character needed in the next generation. Insightful reflection, thank you. We have often brought our children to campus for various events and used the visits as an opportunity to discuss the history and dignity of W&L and its namesakes. It has prompted several dinner table discussions with our son who is just beginning a study of American history in elementary school. I am reminded after these discussions that there is nothing in this world, not even a single drop of water, that has only two sides. It is precisely the sort of "three-dimensional" education provided at institutions like W&L that will serve to develop the strength of character needed in the next generation.

]]> Comment on Washington and Lee Mock Convention Picks Romney as GOP Presidential Nominee by On the Go, Sun or Snow! :: Alumni Association :: Washington and Lee University http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/02/11/washington-and-lee-university-picks-romney-as-gop-presidential-nominee/#comment-9607 On the Go, Sun or Snow! :: Alumni Association :: Washington and Lee University Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:36:50 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=66394#comment-9607 [...] Mock Convention was a roaring success! Few things make us as proud as watching the students organize and execute this stunning experience. Alumni Mike Allen '86, and Kelly Evans, '07, got things rolling as moderators of the James Carville- Anne Coulter debate on Thursday night! Read more about Mock Convention 2012. [...] [...] Mock Convention was a roaring success! Few things make us as proud as watching the students organize and execute this stunning experience. Alumni Mike Allen '86, and Kelly Evans, '07, got things rolling as moderators of the James Carville- Anne Coulter debate on Thursday night! Read more about Mock Convention 2012. [...]

]]> Comment on W&L Introduces Living Philosopher Series with Andy Clark by My Philosophy Paper Was Not Picked Up by the Journals – Now What? | filate.co.cc http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/02/13/wl-introduces-living-philosopher-series-with-andy-clark/#comment-9513 My Philosophy Paper Was Not Picked Up by the Journals – Now What? | filate.co.cc Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:16:11 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=66435#comment-9513 [...] whose work they are studying. Andy Clark, whose research includes philosophy of mind and … Read more… ← First Responders: Our Moral Duty Plato’s Theory of Forms [...] [...] whose work they are studying. Andy Clark, whose research includes philosophy of mind and … Read more… ← First Responders: Our Moral Duty Plato's Theory of Forms [...]

]]> Comment on Blogging Mock Convention: Day Two by Serhan TUNA http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/02/10/blogging-mock-convention-day-two/#comment-9509 Serhan TUNA Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:34:34 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=66330#comment-9509 I have never seen a parade like the Mock Convention parade. This is very good and takes strees off. In our university in Turkey, we know just how to make pH calibration and basics of chemistry. I want your university! We reaaly tired of visiting the www.phmetre.org Is that possible to visit our university in Istanbul! Thanks & Best regards I have never seen a parade like the Mock Convention parade. This is very good and takes strees off. In our university in Turkey, we know just how to make pH calibration and basics of chemistry. I want your university! We reaaly tired of visiting the http://www.phmetre.org Is that possible to visit our university in Istanbul!

Thanks & Best regards

]]> Comment on Politics and Pomp — W&L's 2012 Mock Republican Convention by Politics and Pomp — W&L’s 2012 Mock Republican Convention | South Carolina News Press | South Carolina Breaking News Headlines | SC http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/02/08/politics-and-pomp-wls-2012-mock-republican-convention/#comment-9133 Politics and Pomp — W&L’s 2012 Mock Republican Convention | South Carolina News Press | South Carolina Breaking News Headlines | SC Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:24:19 +0000 http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/?p=66207#comment-9133 [...] “All they have......Read the Full Article at: http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/02/08/politics-and-pomp-wls-2012-mock-republican-convention/ [...] [...] "All they have……Read the Full Article at: http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/02/08/politics-and-pomp-wls-2012-mock-republican-convention/ [...]

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