Dead Drops. The 12 Commandments of Parenting | The Organized Parent. The 12 Commandments of Parenting Posted on January 15, 2013 by admin By Stephanie Morgan-Modern Parents Messy Kids The new year is the perfect time to slow down and take a look at our daily routines and weekly schedules. As moms we hear a lot about savoring the moment and enjoying our kids while they’re young. So today I want to get a little more practical and talk about what’s needed to actually accomplish our lofty goals. I’ve talked with so many of my mom friends about this during play dates or over coffee. My basic needs may not exactly match up to yours. Nevertheless, I encourage you to take 15 minutes and think about the small things you can do to eliminate stress and frustration from your daily life. An Unexpected Family Reunion, Seven Decades After the Holocaust. I hardly thought it was a life-changing question. We were driving home from a family gathering one evening this past May with my husband’s 95-year-old grandmother, Frieda, a Holocaust survivor from a small town outside Warsaw.
I told her I’d been spending a lot of time on genealogy websites, immersed in tracing the trajectories of my immigrant relatives, most of whom—lured by the promise of America—had left Eastern Europe long before World War II. I had always thought Frieda’s family’s story was not as flush with immigrant tales; most of her relatives had stayed in Poland, which is precisely why Frieda had so few relatives. She and her late husband Chaim had survived the war by fleeing to Russia in November of 1939. They spent the next six years doing forced labor under increasingly dismal and treacherous conditions. They were the only members of their immediate families to have lived. And so I asked Frieda what she had heard about America as a child. “I didn’t know very much. “Mumma!” From TEDGlobal speakers: 11 websites you didn’t know you needed.
The Destructive Influence of Imaginary Peers. Fixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they work. We humans irrationally think we’re rational. We think that we decide how to behave by weighing the pros and cons. In reality, the strongest influence on our decisions is the example of the people around us — even, oddly enough, when they are imaginary. Like most universities, Northern Illinois University in DeKalb has a problem with heavy drinking. That one failed, too.
But by then Haines had something new to try. Image Source/Getty ImagesMost students behave better. The “aha!” Haines surveyed students at Northern Illinois University and found that they also had a distorted view of how much their peers drink. Haines’s staff also made posters with campus drinking facts and told students that if they had those posters on the wall when an inspector came around, they would earn $5. (35 percent of the students did have them posted when inspected.)
An ad from the Northern Illinois University campaign. Why does this work? Atheist Shoes, Citizen Science And Peer Review : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture. In late 2012, a "cadre of shoemakers & artists in Berlin, Germany, who make ridiculously comfortable, Bauhaus-inspired shoes" decided to test a hypothesis. They'd noticed that some of their customers in the United States were experiencing delays and other problems receiving their shipments.
They began to wonder why. Could it be the packing tape they used? The tape prominently featured the name of their brand: ATHEIST. Kickstarted into existence just last year, Atheist aims to provide soles for the godless, with shoes that feature "Ich bin atheist" or "Darwin Loves" on their rubbery undersides. To test their hypothesis about the packing tape, the shoemakers decided to send two packages to each of 89 people in the United States. Is this evidence of discrimination against atheists by U.S. postal workers? Critics have pointed out that the study doesn't entirely rule out some reasonable alternatives (something Atheist discusses in the comments section of its post outlining the experiment). Sheri & Theo's 18th Century Scottish Harvest Wedding. The offbeat bride: Sheri, Curriculum Developer Her offbeat partner: Theo, Software Test Engineer Location & date of wedding: Carrigan Farms, Mooresville, NC on November 4th, 2007 What made our wedding offbeat: My husband wanted to wear a Great Kilt in his family's tartan, so we decided to use the 18th century as inspiration and the plans grew from there.
I was so lucky to get my corsetted gown, headpiece and jewelry made by Elnara as her first commission. We found a Celtic fusion rock band for the reception through our bagpiper – they were so awesome! My Mom and I did all the flowers and decorations. We ended up climbing through the woods in the days before the wedding to pick fall leaves and grab whole branches for centerpieces. The whole focus of our wedding was to have the community of people we love as the true officiants – we had each of the 40 guests sign as witnesses on the Quaker Wedding Certificate we had made. —Find a community of like-minded folks to bounce ideas off of.
America’s Coolest Green Schools. Schools across the country pose serious health and safety concerns for kids and teachers. Rachel Gutter, the director of the Center for Green Schools at U.S. Green Building Council, tells TakePart that the conditions in many public schools are "deplorable" and "unfit for humans to be inside. " Now, what if we put money into not just fixing these schools, but transforming them into green schools? If this happens, Gutter says, there will be a "desirable payback based on the energy and water savings. " Not to mention schools will become a much healthier place for students and faculty. To highlight the big and small changes we can make to green our schools, The National Building Museum has a new exhibit showcasing actual green classrooms. Visitors who walk through the classrooms can see the green features in action. Click through the gallery to see cool green innovations at schools across the country. Photo: Image Source.
Home » No Snap Judgments – StageNOTES for The Addams Family. Safeword – Welcome to Safeword Magazine. Flight & Expulsion. DateRay.com - Seeking Polyamorous Bisexual Woman for LTR. Why Can’t Christians Play Nice? I was recently in a conversation with an acquaintance who had the audacity to claim that he is a Christian Anarchist—an impossible merger of worldviews in my opinion.
(I still don’t understand how one can reconcile the constant employment of kingship metaphors throughout both testaments with the concepts of anarchy? ... But I digress.) Throughout our conversation, something happened that I am sure every believer has experienced at some point when confronted with opposing views: I felt myself beginning to question this person’s integrity, character and motives. All of a sudden their value as a human being was compromised in my eyes, and all because we were disagreeing over theological concepts that are important to me. I desperately wanted to cry anathema, the Greek word employed by Paul and various Catholic Canon’s for expelling someone from the community of faith—OK, I get nerdy and self-righteously orthodox when I’m frustrated. "I Know I am Right! " Or does He? 11 Things to Know at 25(ish) When you’re 25-ish, you’re old enough to know what kind of music you love, regardless of what your last boyfriend or roommate always used to play.
You know how to walk in heels, how to tie a necktie, how to give a good toast at a wedding and how to make something for dinner. You don’t have to think much about skin care, home ownership or your retirement plan. Your life can look a lot of different ways when you’re 25: single, dating, engaged, married. You are working in dream jobs, pay-the-bills jobs and downright horrible jobs. You are young enough to believe that anything is possible, and you are old enough to make that belief a reality. Now is the time to figure out what kind of work you love to do. What are you good at? When I was 25, I was in my third job in as many years—all in the same area at a church, but the responsibilities were different each time. A gay man can't be raped... Just ask the LAPD - My battle for Rape Victims Equality. This is my story: I had been staying in Hollywood to work and hang with friends for much of the month of August, and all was well besides the typical drama one would find in such a big city where people never seem to sleep.
On the night of August 29th 2009 I decided to get a bed at the Orange street hostel right off of Hollywood blvd instead of staying with some friends who had been arguing the last few evenings. I checked in and got my key, went to my room, it was a regular sized room with 2 sets of bunk beds. I didn't meet my roommate until later in the evening when I returned to go to bed. I guess you would describe him as a young slightly attractive Australian guy. I woke up the next morning completely nude with only my underwear around one ankle, my shorts and shirt were missing, the blankets on my bed were gone and looked to be piled up on the bed of the Australian guy, and he was nowhere to be found.
I then was placed in the cop car to await transport to jail. Change. I'm writing to ask that the Los Angeles Police Department issue an apology for claiming that gay men can not be victims of rape. On August 31, 2009 James Hornik was raped by another male in Hollywood, California. Mr. Hornik found himself in great need of police assistance and called on the LAPD, trusting that they would help him in his sudden predicament. When asked if he could press charges... On August 31, 2009 James Hornik was raped by another male in Hollywood, California. Mr. Mr. The proper complaints were filed by Mr. James Hornik and all citizens of Los Angeles County deserve an apology from the LAPD for this injustice.
Is The iPhone's Siri Misleading Women Who Need Emergency Health Services? By Tanya Somanader and Marie Diamond on November 29, 2011 at 12:25 pm "Is The iPhone’s Siri Misleading Women Who Need Emergency Health Services? " “What may I help you with?” So begins Siri — the unique voice-activated assistant of the iPhone 4s that promises to deliver accurate and tailored answers for your every need. Unless you’re a woman in search of health services like birth control, emergency contraception, abortion, or even mammogram tests. Then the interactive search wizard draws a blank. As RH Reality Check notes today, Siri “appears to have a blind spot” when asked a few simple, even standard reproductive health questions like “Where can I go to get an abortion?” Or “Where can I go for birth control?” Q: I am pregnant and do not want to be.
When ThinkProgress tried to independently verify Siri’s results on these questions, the responses were largely consistent with what other users reported. Apple, Inc. did not return ThinkProgress’s request for comment. The Top 10 Psychology Studies of 2010. The end of 2010 fast approaches, and I'm thrilled to have been asked by the editors of Psychology Today to write about the Top 10 psychology studies of the year. I've focused on studies that I personally feel stand out, not only as examples of great science, but even more importantly, as examples of how the science of psychology can improve our lives.
Each study has a clear "take home" message, offering the reader an insight or a simple strategy they can use to reach their goals , strengthen their relationships, make better decisions, or become happier. If you extract the wisdom from these ten studies and apply them in your own life, 2011 just might be a very good year. 1) How to Break Bad Habits If you are trying to stop smoking , swearing, or chewing your nails, you have probably tried the strategy of distracting yourself - taking your mind off whatever it is you are trying not to do - to break the habit.
J. 2) How to Make Everything Seem Easier J. 3) How To Manage Your Time Better M. J. Walking Through Doorways Makes You Forget Important Things.