Tom Lends His Grin to ‘Applied’ Education

TOM CRUISE was in St. Louis over the weekend celebrating the grand opening of a new educational training center –specializing in the study techniques of Scientology founder and author L. RON HUBBARD/

When Tom wasn’t talking education, he did speak about his upcoming epic film ‘The Last Samurai.’ “There are many exciting aspects of shooting ‘Last Samurai,'” he revealed. “We had a great cast, it’s a simple yet very moving story. I’m really excited for an audience to see this!”

Applied Scholastics is a non-religious organization that teaches educators the learning methods developed by Hubbard. Noticing that declining educational standards were affecting the learning abilities of people he was attempting to instruct, Hubbard developed “Study Technology” in the ’60s to teach students how to learn properly. The new Applied Scholastics International campus will provide workshops and courses to train teachers, corporate trainers, tutors and other education consultants with Hubbard’s system.

Here is another, more detailed article.

Here are some pictures from the event: 1, 2, 3 and 4

More on Tom Cruise in Rome

TOM CONSOLED PENELOPE FOR HER GRANDMOTHER’S DEATH

The actor traveled to Italy, where she’s shooting a movie, which didn’t allow her to attend her grandmother’s funeral.

Isabel Sánchez, grandmother of the Madrid-born star, died on July 18 after a longtime illness. Penélope couldn’t attend the funeral because of her professional duties. Right now she’s shooting the movie Don’t Move in Italy. The one who moved was Tom Cruise, who jetted there to console his girlfriend in this sad moment of her life.

The visit by Cruise, who turned 41 a short time ago, was revitalizing for Penélope. The couple dined at a well-known restaurant in the Italian capital.

They were smiling when they came out of the restaurant, and Tom even waved in many occasions at the journalists and photographers. When they already were in their car, Tom Cruisecould be seen hugging his girl.

Here is another article: TOM CRUISE REUNITES WITH PENELOPE CRUZ IN ROME

Some pictures from Rome: 1, 2 and 3. And here you can watch a video of Tom and Penelope in Rome.