Fw: [evol-psych] Are the signs of dyslexia in a newborn baby?

1999-08-18 Thread Ron Blue
- Original Message - From: Ian Pitchford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 2:57 PM Subject: [evol-psych] Are the signs of dyslexia in a newborn baby? > FOR RELEASE: 18 AUGUST 1999 AT 14:00:00 ET US > New Scientist > http://www.newscientist.com/

RE: a little question

1999-08-18 Thread Gary Klatsky
I think people just forget to delete the extra address when they reply to all. Remember that TPS was originally set up so that a "reply" would go to the list not just the individual. I've forgotten to delete the extra address on occasion. I've also forgotten to "reply to all" and sent my message

fantasic clinical tenure track position!!

1999-08-18 Thread Traci Giuliano
Tipsters - Okay, I confess I said "fantastic" to whet your appetit and get your attention. ;)We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, excellent teacher (much like the people on this list) who has an active research program and enjoys doing research with undergraduates. (See ad below; al

(Fwd) FYI Smart Marriages

1999-08-18 Thread Jim Guinee
Is it possible that many unhappy couples need education rather than therapy? And are laypeople sometimes just as good as psychotherapists at teaching the skills for a successful relationship? These are threatening notions to some behavioral health professionals. But over the Fourth of J

8 glasses of water per day

1999-08-18 Thread Jeff Ricker
I remember a while back that there was a question concerning the commonly heard claim that we should be drinking eight glasses of water per day. I believe that someone on TIPS had asked about the origins of this rule, or some related question. I have been reading a book by John Burnham (1987; _How

a little question answered

1999-08-18 Thread Jim Guinee
Thanks to all who answered my question about getting double replies. I can't believe I'm that technologically impaired that I didn't know the answer, but oh well... I honestly thought people were sending me my own personal message to ensure that I read what they had written (sort of like bei

Re: RE: religion and well-being

1999-08-18 Thread George D. Goedel
>In a message dated 8/17/99 4:59:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >"I stand with Christ against abortion".>> > >And then RJ replied; > >Interesting. On my way home last night I found myself behind a car with a >bumper

Re: religion and well-being

1999-08-18 Thread Jeff Ricker
> Jim Guinee wrote: > > >Very often today evolution is talked about as a fact, not a theory. Paul Brandon responded: > ...the term 'theory' is not synonymous with 'hypothetical'. > There is nothing hypothetical about the THEORY [added emphasis] of gravity. > A theory is simply a conceptual

RE: a little question

1999-08-18 Thread Rick Adams
Mike wrote: > -Original Message- > From: Mike Scoles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:05 PM > To: Rick Adams > Cc: Jim Guinee; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: a little question > > > Jim wrote, "Why do I get two replies?" > > Others wrote, "The 'Rep

Re: religion and well-being

1999-08-18 Thread Paul Brandon
At 2:16 PM -0400 8/18/99, Michael Sylvester wrote: >It is obvious that Eurocentric tipsters have not attended and >participated in some African-American religious services. >For if thou goest to one of these,right on Rev,you will discover, >yes Rev, that all your pain and mental anxiety will go aw

RE: religion and well-being

1999-08-18 Thread Paul C. Smith
Jim Guinee wrote: > But you cannot define a Baptist simply on behavioral terms. > The person who is committed to his/her faith will not only show this > externally, but be transformed internally, no? Hell if I know... :) My point was that if the only way you can tell a fake Ba

Re: a little question

1999-08-18 Thread Mike Scoles
Jim wrote, "Why do I get two replies?" Others wrote, "The 'Reply to All' is so confusing, or people are just to lazy to edit their 'to' fields." Rick wrote, "Oh, Bill doesn't care about us anymore. : (" I've just got to write, "If you get two of something, delete one. It's easy! Worried abo

RE: a little question

1999-08-18 Thread QuantyM
The answer as you will see twice is that when one replies on Outlook you have a "reply" icon that will bring only the sender's name or a "reply to all" icon that sends the response to you as the sender and the list as a recipient of your original message. To get the message to the list only, you

Re: religion and well-being

1999-08-18 Thread Mark A Kunkel
Michael Sylvester was just saying, and I quote: > It is obvious that Eurocentric tipsters have not attended and > participated in some African-American religious services. > For if thou goest to one of these,right on Rev,you will discover, > yes Rev, that all your pain and mental anxiety will go

Re: religion and well-being

1999-08-18 Thread Michael Sylvester
It is obvious that Eurocentric tipsters have not attended and participated in some African-American religious services. For if thou goest to one of these,right on Rev,you will discover, yes Rev, that all your pain and mental anxiety will go away,praise the Lord. It was black churches,yes Rev,that

RE: Plagarism

1999-08-18 Thread Paul C. Smith
Annette Taylor wrote: > Paul Smith has a great website, with the politically correct title > of 'establishing authorship' at > www.usm.edu/people//pcsmith/author1.htm Thanks. By the way, that's "uwm", not "usm". Re. the "politically correct title" - that was at the suggestion of

RE: religion and well-being III

1999-08-18 Thread Paul Brandon
This commentary catches much of the spirit of the scientific approach: == Published Tuesday, August 17, 1999 Commentary: Teaching of evolution - And God said, Let there be light in Kansas Gene Weingarten / Washington Post Memo

RE: religion and well-being II (long)

1999-08-18 Thread Paul Brandon
I've included an excerpt from Science Week Bulletin. It's a good example of the kind of related observations that test the various theories (natural selection, genetics, etc) that account for evolution. There's no claim of an absolute 'truth' to be accepted on faith. Just a demonstration of how n

RE: a little question

1999-08-18 Thread Rick Adams
(You'll get this one twice, to illustrate the point) Jim wrote: > On occasion, I have posted a question or statement. > Invariably, someone > has responded to that question/statement, and send their reply > to the list > AND to me. My initial response has always been, "Now I got

Fact versus Theory

1999-08-18 Thread Jeff Ricker
Stephen Black wrote: > On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Jim Guinee wrote: > > > > Very often today evolution is talked about as a fact, not a theory. Same > > thing with the big bang theory -- I have seen many presentations that it is > > discussed as a fact > > Evolution is a fact, not a theory. Any

RE: religion and well-being

1999-08-18 Thread Paul Brandon
At 9:44 AM -0600 8/18/99, Jim Guinee wrote: >The most cogent reading I have done by a Christian writer on evolution was >making the distinction between microevolution and macroevolution. He >claims that you cannot refute micro -- there is too much evidence. Macro >has not been sufficiently pr

Search engines

1999-08-18 Thread Stephen Black
On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Maxwell Gwynn wrote: > > I have recently installed "Excite" (www.excite.com) as my homepage (it's > free). They have a news-clipping service which allows one to > enter any number of keywords (mine are, among others, "psychology," > "hypnosis," "eyewitness," and "Montreal C

RE: religion and well-being

1999-08-18 Thread Jim Clark
Hi On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Jim Guinee wrote: > Part of the problem I have with the research on religion and > well-being is that it seems to promote the idea that "Hey, be > more religiious, and you'll be more healthy." > Well, I don't know about other religions, but there is nothing > biblical

Two sighs

1999-08-18 Thread Stephen Black
On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Jim Guinee wrote: > > Very often today evolution is talked about as a fact, not a theory. Same > thing with the big bang theory -- I have seen many presentations that it is > discussed as a fact. Yet, my physics friends tell me the big bang theory > rests on many (as of

Re: Fantasy and Comprehensive Exams

1999-08-18 Thread Annette Taylor
On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Jean Edwards wrote: > Hi all... > > I have a couple of quick questions. > > 1. The administration of our school has decided that we must give a > comprehensive exam at the end of the semester (and provide a copy to our > division chair by a certain date). Does anyone have a

Re: a little question

1999-08-18 Thread Paul Brandon
At 9:49 AM -0600 8/18/99, Jim Guinee wrote: >Hi, > >On occasion, I have posted a question or statement. Invariably, someone >has responded to that question/statement, and send their reply to the list >AND to me. My initial response has always been, "Now I got it twice. Why >not just send it to

Re: Plagarism

1999-08-18 Thread Annette Taylor
Paul Smith has a great website, with the politically correct title of 'establishing authorship' at www.usm.edu/people//pcsmith/author1.htm annette On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Diana J. Kyle wrote: > Hi Tipsters, > Does anyone have an exercise or assignment they use on plagarism? I'd > appreciate some

Re: a little question

1999-08-18 Thread Robert Herdegen
Jim Guinee wrote: >Hi, > >On occasion, I have posted a question or statement. Invariably, someone >has responded to that question/statement, and send their reply to the list >AND to me. My initial response has always been, "Now I got it twice. Why >not just send it to the list?" > >I'm really

Re: RE: religion and well-being

1999-08-18 Thread RJRersb
In a message dated 8/17/99 4:59:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <> Interesting. On my way home last night I found myself behind a car with a bumper sticker reading "Honk if you Love Jesus." So, for fun, I honked. She flipped me off! I beleive that many aspects associated with the vari

Re: a little question

1999-08-18 Thread Jim Clark
Hi On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Jim Guinee wrote: > On occasion, I have posted a question or statement. Invariably, someone > has responded to that question/statement, and send their reply to the list > AND to me. My initial response has always been, "Now I got it twice. Why > not just send it to

Re: Average salaries/media links

1999-08-18 Thread Maxwell Gwynn
Steve: I have recently installed "Excite" (www.excite.com) as my homepage (it's free). They have a news-clipping service which allows one to enter any number of keywords (mine are, among others, "psychology," "hypnosis," "eyewitness," and "Montreal Canadiens" ). I imagine that other search engi

Re: Average salaries/media links

1999-08-18 Thread SNRandall
In a message dated 8/18/99 9:21:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Subj: Average salaries/media links > Date:8/18/99 9:21:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time > From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Jones) > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-to:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[E

RE: religion and well-being

1999-08-18 Thread Jim Guinee
> Jim Guinee wrote: > > > Many studies on religion and well-being suffer from merely looking at a > > person's self-identification (e.g., "I'm a Baptist"), which > > tells you nothing about the person's actual beliefs, values, behaviors, > etc. > > Anyone can give themselves a religious label, bu

a little question

1999-08-18 Thread Jim Guinee
Hi, On occasion, I have posted a question or statement. Invariably, someone has responded to that question/statement, and send their reply to the list AND to me. My initial response has always been, "Now I got it twice. Why not just send it to the list?" I'm really curious -- why do folks

Average salaries/media links

1999-08-18 Thread Steve Jones
Hello! A question and a web page to pass on. How do I find typical or average salaries for psychologists and psychiatrists? I'm teaching a small unit on careers in psychology and would love to share this with my high school students. Also, I've created a web page entitled "This Week in Psycholog