5 Horrific Disasters That Made Human Life Possible We believe it was Carl Sagan who said, "Every atom in your asshole was forged in the heart of a dying star." It's another way of saying that the life of the universe is one long story of things exploding and then re-forming into other things, only to explode later and have it all happen again. So while we spend our lives worrying about some sort of Earth-shaking cataclysm like an asteroid strike or an earthquake, the truth is that we wouldn't be here without disasters even bigger than that. For example ... #5. NASA/Photodisc/Getty Images Even tiny meteors can make for some spectacular videos, and it doesn't take a very big one to wreck the Earth. About 40 million years after the sun was born, the inner solar system became the scene of a turf war between giant piles of rocks. University of Copenhagen via Spacefellowship.comAnd it was a dick. Once Theia hit the Earth, the shit hit the fan. The Upside Digital Vision. #4. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images So that's one benefit. #3.
"Review of Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate by Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro." Back to Index 1 23nextdownload printable version (MS Word .doc) Reader's Review John Baker Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate By Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro 256pp. Many negotiators will recognize Roger Fisher as a co-author of the best-selling negotiation classic: Getting to Yes (1981). On the first page of the book, the authors tell the reader: "you will learn a strategy to generate positive emotions and to deal with negative ones" (p. ix). Managing one's emotions can often be an incredibly daunting task on any given day. The job, they point out, requires that we "address the concern, not the emotion" (p. 15). Appreciation - acknowledgement of merit in one's thoughts and feelings Affiliation - treatment as a colleague Autonomy - respect for one's freedom of decision Status - recognition of one's standing Role - definition of one's role as fulfilling 1 23next
Youth Exchange Agreement: Bienvenue en France! - Consulat général de France à Vancouver 1- You are a Canadian citizen, living in Canada, and between 18 and less than 36 y.o. You would like to spend some time in France, between 3 months and a year: in the frame of a university exchange program to acquire professional experience for an internship to perfect your knowledge of the French language, discover the French culture and society… Apply for a visa through the France-Canada Youth Exchange Agreement! IMPORTANT: The 2E working-holiday visa cannot be used to go to France as an "au pair". You will find all the information about this Agreement and the visa application packages on the website of the French Embassy in Ottawa Discover the "working holiday" visa program. Job opportunities in France: see the website of the French Embassy in Ottawa. Good to know: Canadian passport holders do not require a short stay visa to go to France for less than 90 days per 6 months. 2- Tips about your application at the Consulate General it is issued free of charge 4- Information center in France
Keith Johnstone - Home How to Adult - How to analyze a text, any text, pt I The myth of the eight-hour sleep Image copyright Other We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night - but it could be good for you. A growing body of evidence from both science and history suggests that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural. In the early 1990s, psychiatrist Thomas Wehr conducted an experiment in which a group of people were plunged into darkness for 14 hours every day for a month. It took some time for their sleep to regulate but by the fourth week the subjects had settled into a very distinct sleeping pattern. Though sleep scientists were impressed by the study, among the general public the idea that we must sleep for eight consecutive hours persists. In 2001, historian Roger Ekirch of Virginia Tech published a seminal paper, drawn from 16 years of research, revealing a wealth of historical evidence that humans used to sleep in two distinct chunks. Image copyright bbc "It's not just the number of references - it is the way they refer to it, as if it was common knowledge," Ekirch says.
25 Ways to Talk So Children Will Listen A major part of discipline is learning how to talk with children. The way you talk to your child teaches him how to talk to others. Here are some talking tips we have learned with our children: 1. Before giving your child directions, squat to your child’s eye level and engage your child in eye-to-eye contact to get his attention. 2. Open your request with the child’s name, “Lauren, will you please…” 3. We use the one-sentence rule: Put the main directive in the opening sentence. 4. Use short sentences with one-syllable words. 5. If he can’t, it’s too long or too complicated. 6. You can reason with a two or three-year-old, especially to avoid power struggles. 7. Instead of “no running,” try: “Inside we walk, outside you may run.” 8. Instead of “Get down,” say “I want you to get down.” 9. “When you get your teeth brushed, then we’ll begin the story.” 10. Instead of hollering, “Turn off the TV, it’s time for dinner!” 11. “Do you want to put your pajamas on or brush your teeth first?” 12. 13.
I Stole It With The President, Sam, I'm moving twice this summer and I'm a messy person with excessive piles of STUFF. How did your organize/manage your packing for the Big Move? The Techies Who Are Hacking Education by Homeschooling Their Kids A couple of weeks ago, I wandered into the hills north of the UC Berkeley campus and showed up at the door of a shambling Tudor that was filled with lumber and construction equipment. Samantha Matalone Cook, a work-at-home mom in flowing black pants and a nose ring, showed me around. Cook and her family had moved into the house in April and were in the middle of an ambitious renovation. “Sorry,” Cook said, “I didn’t tell you we were in a construction zone.” A construction zone, it turns out, that doubles as a classroom. We walked into the living room where Cook’s two sons, Parker and Simon, were sitting on the couch, silently scribbling. The Cook boys are homeschooled, have been ever since their parents opted not to put them in kindergarten. “The world is changing. Teach Different This may come as a shock to those of us who still associate homeschooling with fundamentalists eager to shelter their kids from the evils of the secular state. A World Apart In Session “Ooh, I like it!” Simon: OK
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