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Archbishop.
His Eminence Àrchbishop Spyridon ( Prós tón Sevasmótaton Árhiepískopon Spyrídon ó Ámerikés kaí
Aústralías ), now retired, was Consecrated by Árhiepískopos
Gregóriou and Árhiepískopos Gennádiou, Saint Mary's
Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois USA; 23 February 1969 [ 'National Greek Tribune',
Èthnikón Vïma, Pémbti 27 Fevrooários 1969, Selís
1, kaí 2a ]. His Eminence was Father's ordaining Bishop under whose
Episcopal direction, and blessings; the spiritual and secular works were
performed.
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Oedipus complex.
A tripartite theory, of a universal phenomenon, developed by Freud suggesting
emergence of unconscious ( not to be confused with the 'subconscious' )
feelings and thoughts, during the three psychosexual phases -
oral, anal,
and
phallic -
during the first five years of human life. The libidinal focus is on the
parent of the opposite gender, and the same gender parent is perceived, perhaps
with hostility; as a rival. With male children this syndrome is called
'Oedipus complex'
, and female children
'Electra complex'.
The Oedipal syndrome is based, by Freud, upon the legendary King in Sophocles'
great dramatic masterpiece: 'Oidipous the King'.
The universality of the
'Oedipus complex'
is quite patent in Iocasta's dialogue with Oedipus:
Tí th' än fovît ãnthropos, õ tà tís
tíhis krata, prónia th' éstìn oodinòs safís;
ikë krátiston zín, öpos thínaitó tis, sì th'
is tà mìtròs mí fóvoo nimfévmata polloì
yàr idi kàn òneírasin vrotón mitrì
zinevnásthesan. állà tafth ótó par oothén
ésti, râsta tòn víon féri.
[ The above is only an approximation, of the original Greek text, in Sir
Richard Jebb's book: 'The Oedipus Tyrannus of Sophocles', The Syndics of The
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 1958. p. 106. ll. 977-83. - Mistakes in
transliteration - Greek to English Alphabet - are mine [Fr.M]].
"And as for this marriage with your mother - have no fear. Many a man before
you, in his dreams, has shared his mother's bed".
[ Robert Fagles (transl.), Sophocles The Three Theban Plays, Penguin Books,
New York U.S.A. 1982. p. 215, ll.1073-75 ].
The term
'Oedipus complex'
is now preferred to describe this syndrome for both genders.
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Radhakrishnan was born 5 September 1888 at Tiruttani,
India, and died at Madras on the 16 April 1975.
Radhakrishnan was President of India from 1962 to
1967. He held three professorial chairs including:
Mysore, Calcutta, and Oxford universities, from 1921
- 31, 1937 - 41, 1936 - 52 respectively.
He served as chairman of UNESCO's executive board
from 1948 to 1949, and between 1949 and 1952 served
as ambassador for India to the former Soviet Union.
He was the author of:- Indian Philosophy, 2 vol. (1923 - 27),
The Philosophy of the Upanishads (1924),
An Idealist View of Life (1932),
Eastern Religions and Western Thought (1939),
East and West: Some Reflections (1955).
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Greek Orthodox Church.
The contents of this web page are unrepresentative of the Greek Orthodox
Church. This is a personal home page. For the history, or accurate, up-to-date
information about the Greek Orthodox Church; press
HERE
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The Good Samaritan.
'The Good Samaritan' is one of Jesus' narrative parables unique to Luke (10,
29-37) [ see below ]. A legalist puts the question to Jesus: "And who is my
neighbour?" Jesus responds by juxtaposing the representatives of Judaic law (
the priest and Levite ) with the Samaritan. The representatives of the law
ignore helping their compatriot because of the requirements of the Levitical
codes (11-15), whereas, the Samaritan responded to the needs of the wounded
Jew; notwithstanding the traditional enmities between the Jews and Samaritans.
But he, wanting to justify himself, said to
Jesus, "And who is my neighbour?" Then
Jesus answered and said: "A certain man
went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
and fell among thieves, who stripped him
of his clothing, wounded him, and depar-
ted, leaving him half dead.
"Now by
chance a certain priest came down that
road. And when he saw him, he passed
by on the other side. "Likewise a Levite,
when he arrived at the place, came and
looked, and passed by on the other side.
"But a certain Samaritan, as he journey-
ed, came where he was. And when he
saw him, he had compassion on
him,
"and went to him and
bandaged his
wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he
set him on his own animal, brought him to
an inn, and took care of him. "On the next
day, when departed, he took
out two
denarii, gave them to
the innkeeper,
and said to him, 'Take care of him; and
whatever more you spend, when I come
again, I will repay you.' "So which of these
three do you think was the neighbour to
him who fell among the thieves?" And he
said, "He who showed mercy on him."
Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do like-
wise."
Luke 10,
29-37.
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Katherine Dunham.
received the Chevalier, Haitian Legion of Honour and Merit ( 1952 ),
and in 1965 was appointed, by the United States Government, cultural advisor to
the President of Senegal. The United States Postal Service issued a Black Heritage
Commemorative Stamp, in her honour in 1978. In 1979 she was awarded the annual
'Albert Schweitzer Music Award', for her works in music and humanity.
In 1986 Dunham received the Southern Cross Award of Honour and Merit from the
Government of Brazil, and was recipient of the Kennedy Centre Honours Award in 1983.
She received The Medal of Artistic Merit, in Dance, from UNESCO in 1986, and in the
same year received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Anthropological
Association.
Dunham was made Grand Officer, Haitian Legion of Honour and Merit, and received an
Honoree from the United States President's Council on Youth Opportunity; in 1968.
She received the Grand Cross Legion d'Honneur et Merite, from the Embassy of Haiti;
in 1983, and five years later ( 1988 ) made Officer, of the Legion d'Honneur, Order of Arts
and Letters, from the Government of France.
In 1988, she was made Officier de L'ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Le Ministre de la Culture
et la Communication, Haiti. Two years later (1990), was recipient of the Caribbean Award,
Trinidad and Tobago. And received the United States President's National Medal of the Arts;
in 1992.
Katherine Dunham, has also received numerous Honorary Doctorates which include:
Honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters from: MacMurray College, Jacksonville Ill.,
( 1972 ), of Fine Arts, Tufts University, Medford, Mass., (1987 ), Chicago State
University, Ill., (1993 ), Spelman College, Atlanta, Ga., ( 1990 ). Doctor of Fine
Arts from: Westfield State College, Westfield, Mass., ( 1979 ), Brown University,
Providence, R.I., ( 1979 ), Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., ( 1979 ), Washington
University, St. Louis, Mo., ( 1981 ), Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville,
( 1983 ). Doctorates of Fine Arts include: Howard University, Washington, D.C.,
( 1984 ), Buffalo State College, Buffalo, N.Y., ( 1987 ), University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, ( 1995 ). Doctor of Literature: Atlanta University, Atlanta,
Ga., ( 1977 ). And Doctor of Laws from the Lincoln University, Lincoln, Pa., ( 1984 ).
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Oklahoma ( U.S. )Bombing 19 April, 1995.
In the jurisdictions of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma U.S., six years prior to the
terrorist attack on
Manhattan New York, 11 September 2001,
two former U.S. army
soldiers carried out an unscrupulous terrorist attack ( using a huge homemade
explosive device ) on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma,
consequently causing the loss of 168 lives including 19 children, and 8 federal
law enforcement officers. Those charged were
Timothy McVeigh,
who was convicted, on 11 counts of 'murder', 'conspiracy', and 'using a weapon
of mass destruction'( 2 June 1997 ), and
Terry Nichols,
convicted, of 'conspiracy' and eight counts of 'involuntary manslaughter' ( 9
August 2004 ). McVeigh was executed on 11 June, 2001, and Nichols was sentenced
to life in prison.
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World War I ( 1914–18 ).
World War I, also called the Great War, involved the majority of the nations
of central Europe, south-central Europe, north-central Europe, west-northern
Europe, western Europe, east Asia, east Europe and north Asia, the western
Hemisphere, and the Middle East, viz., Hungary, Austria, Italy,
Germany, United Kingdom ( U.K. ), France, Japan, Russia, the U.S., and
Turkey; respectively. The Central Powers, for the most part: Germany,
Austria, Hungary, and Turkey, were in hostile engagement with the Allies
viz., France, U.K., Russia, Italy, Japan, and from 1917, the U.S.
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'Anthrax'.
(malignant pustule) is a disease caused by the bacterium 'Bacillus
anthracis' which affects humans in two ways, either through the subcutaneous
tissue, or through inhalation, of the spores of the bacterium, into the pulmonary
system, and if not treated early [ perhaps with 'Penicillin G', or 'Tetracycline' ],
it could be fatal. Anthrax can also affect animals ( e.g., horses, pigs,
sheep, goats etc ). Anthrax was developed as a biological weapon by the U.S.,
U.K., and Canada ( 1941 q.v., ), following the weapons programmes developed
by the Japanese military particularly during World War II.
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'Botulism'
( 'Clostridium botulinum' ). A pathogenic bacterium which produces
an endotoxin in the digestive tract. This toxin has, on rare occasions, be known
to enter the body through wounds. Two thirds q.l., of cases are fatal.
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