On mental health, it's wise to choose your words carefully. Not long ago, while wandering the over-stuffed aisles of the world wide web, I chanced upon a blog post criticising something I had written. Nothing unusual in that, you might think, and if so you would be right. But this particular writer struck a chord with me for two reasons.
First, his point seemed perfectly valid and, second, I couldn't think what the solution might be. The writer of the blog objected to my use of the term "service users", on the grounds that this excluded people with mental health problems but who didn't have access, for whatever reason, to "mental health services". Invasion of giant snails has Florida on alert - US news - Environment. Florida is used to strange creatures, but the discovery of a non-native animal — a giant snail from East Africa — has got local officials really worried.
A search-and-destroy advisory that went out included this bit of history: the last time the giant snails were found in Florida (back in 1966) they had multiplied from three to 18,000 in seven years and cost $1 million to eradicate. The new population of giant African land snails was found in Miami-Dade County, and several dozen technicians were quickly dispatched to search them out. About 1,000 were found Thursday within a one-square-mile radius, the Miami Herald reported. Several hundred were found in one backyard in Coral Gables. How they got there was not immediately known. Human rights: Homophobia feels like a disease. Dear Editor, Why is it that when a man with courage of his convictions like John Cummins speaks his mind, he is really lambasted in the press and on the radio?
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“We’ve seen Khadafy fall. When will the first CEO fall for the same reason?” SCHOPENHAUER'S 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), was a brilliant German philosopher.
These 38 Stratagems are excerpts from "The Art of Controversy", first translated into English and published in 1896. Carry your opponent's proposition beyond its natural limits; exaggerate it. The more general your opponent's statement becomes, the more objections you can find against it. The more restricted and narrow his or her propositions remain, the easier they are to defend by him or her. Groundbreaking Research Methods and Skills for the Human Sciences and Humanities. Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) August 26, 2011 A new book by professors of Transpersonal Psychology at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology offers research methods and skills from the field of transpersonal psychology.
"Transforming Self and Others Through Research", released this month by SUNY Press, offers transformative approaches to those conducting research across the human sciences and the humanities. As co-author Dr. Handwriting tips. The Danger of Making College Too Career-Focused - Education. This fall's crop of college freshmen and their anxious parents are probably already thinking about what major to choose.
After all, college is a serious financial investment, and with fears of a double-dip recession looming, picking a major that promises entree to a lucrative and sustainable career—one that allows repaying student loans—seems like a no-brainer. But is the way we're increasingly connecting higher education with careers actually a good idea? Casey Wiley, an English lecturer at Penn State, writes in an op-ed for Inside Higher Education that he recently met with a student who pointedly asked him, “Can I get a job with an English degree?” Wiley wanted to "tell her not to worry about the college-to-job equation, that she’s in college to broaden her mind, to question, to grow intellectually—all the learning clichés that hold true. " Eyewitness Testimony Loses Legal Ground in State Supreme Court. Is justice now less blind to science?
Image courtesy of iStockphoto/spxChrome As science has long demonstrated, eyewitness accounts are frequently riddled with errors. Human memory in general is far from perfect—working less like a video camera than an ever-evolving collage, studies have shown. But in courtrooms across the country eyewitness testimony of alleged crimes have frequently been enough to convince juries to send defendants to jail—even without more reliable forms of evidence. Now, the courts seem to be finally catching up with the science. A recent survey found that some 63 percent of U.S. adults thought that memory passively records events, per the video camera model. Lessons from Sherlock Holmes: Cultivate What You Know to Optimize How You Decide. 10 bad job signs: Health24: Healthy Workplace. The "End of Work" And The Coming Revolution In Education. Are you an ‘educated’ predator? The mad clambering for grades is detrimental to the process of acquiring education.
Education – slick, elite, expensive education – for which, I attend classes, take exams and tap a phenomenal fraction of my parent’s hard-earned money. Logic Problems - Very Easy. Logic Puzzles <p style="font-style:bold; color:red"> Warning: Solutions are currently displayed.
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