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  1. Stanislav

    Stanislav Well-Known Member

    I looked it up. Here is the real medal "pilot-cosmonaut of Russia":
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    The title "pilot-cosmonaut of Russia" is regulated by Law and, as I read it, require one to actually participate in space program AND fly into space. It is awarded by President to people nominated by the Ministry of Defence. It is apparently illegal to wrongfully claim the title. It'slike claiming a "honourary" Purple Heart awarded by some private association.
     
  2. Alan Contreras

    Alan Contreras New Member

    There is no such thing as "approval" by UNESCO that is equivalent to U.S. regional accreditation. UNESCO simply lists the school names that are sent to it. It does no evaluation. It is considered by reputable U.S. evaluators to be an inconsistent and unreliable source. Unfortunately, there is no reliable single source for information about foreign colleges.
     
  3. Lerner

    Lerner Well-Known Member

    Alan thanks for the reply to my question,


    It appears that UNESCO is a major player in setting the equivalency
    and mobility guidelines for recognition of academic degrees in countries such as Russia and other East Europe.

    I found their papers on such issues to be very accurate and informative.

    But as a body that lists accredited foreign degrees or programs
    If they don't evaluate the programs but simply list them then there is no value in such a register.

    Learner
     
  4. tcnixon

    tcnixon Active Member

    According to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, it is Alexander Swift Justice.

    I do not know if they allow two middle names, so there may or may not be a bird in there. :)




    Tom Nixon
     
  5. Bill Huffman

    Bill Huffman Well-Known Member

    The issue is that there's some examples of degree mills managing to get listed. So I understand the value of the listing to be more of a situation where not being listed is strongly indicative of being a degree mill but being listed may or may not indicate legitimacy depending on the country.
     
  6. RobbCD

    RobbCD New Member

    wonder of wonders

    In the two months since I joined this forum, this is the best thread that I have read.

    Seriously, this is incredibly entertaining. And the Holy Man in question...WHAT CAN I SAY?

    The only issue I have is a lingering desire to be Ordained by Rev. SEJ. If only I were russian royalty.
     
  7. RobbCD

    RobbCD New Member

    and

    And was comfortable wearing a dress

    Holding a curtain rod

    or flying a spacecraft whose controls were labeled in Cyrillic
     
  8. Bill Huffman

    Bill Huffman Well-Known Member

    You guys apparently don't appreciate the awesome power that is inherient to a fine curtain rod, especially when wielded by a true believer in curtain-rodiness.
     
  9. uncle janko

    uncle janko member

    Y'know, under US law, the unauthorized wearing of United States military decorations is punishable by up to a $100,000 fine and up to a year in federal prison. Damn good thing that medal's Russian! (But I bet there are similar laws in the Motherland, even for a knyaz (sic) of a fellow.)
     
  10. Clay

    Clay New Member

    Eagle

    The Chief washed my car last week and blessed it with the curtain rod. It still rained, the next day, even though the weatherman assured clear skies. I feel I should sue the Eagle for his blessing and $20,000,000 for a dirty car. I have photographs, as proof, this is serious.
    Also, the curtains he wore were similar to some from a rental property, I had a couple years ago, and disappeared. I wonder if they were equivalent to the immaculate conception? Perhaps, they picked him, due to his driving record and numerous fingerprint experiences.
    I know that this whole affair has caused me to question my agnosticism.
    Are there medals for flying kites? I know that I will hold my shower rod and curtain in more reverence. Kind of like mini-rod homage.
    DI is always so informative, thought provoking, I can think of no better forum on the net. Maybe we should ask Swifty to become a source of knowledge? He obviously has the connections.
    If he needs the accompaning hangers, he can miraculously teleport them from a storage facility I rent in Atlanta.
    We are dealing with the metaphysical, as is obviously demonstrated by the metamorphosis form realtor to Pope, King, General, Cosmonaut, etc... . Lets not press our luck.:p
     

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