RE: Sharks and Mozart

2001-09-06 Thread Rick Adams
Michael Sylvester wrote: > You forgot to mention that sharks go where there are plenty of bait fish. > Just as it is said "where Id is,there shall ego be."Similarly we can say > "Where bait is,there will sharkey be" Gee, Michael, you just went from opposing human intervention in

RE: Sharks and Mozart

2001-09-06 Thread Rick Adams
Michael Sylvester wrote: > I personally blame humans for intruding on the territory of animals. AND > Btw,isn't one of the guidelines for critical thing to avoid emotional > reasoning? H . . . Rick Adams -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ".

Re: Sharks and Mozart

2001-09-06 Thread Michael Sylvester
On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Louis_Schmier wrote: > Read an editorial in today's NY TIMES. Very instructive on this issue: > > [A] simple truth of human existence is that it is vastly easier to > amplify fear than it is to assuage it. Consider the shark attacks that > have occurred in Florida, Vi

Re: Sharks and Mozart

2001-09-06 Thread Louis_Schmier
Read an editorial in today's NY TIMES. Very instructive on this issue: [A] simple truth of human existence is that it is vastly easier to amplify fear than it is to assuage it. Consider the shark attacks that have occurred in Florida, Virginia and North Carolina this summer. The tem

Re: Sharks and Mozart

2001-09-06 Thread Michael Sylvester
On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Beth Benoit wrote: > TIPSters, > With the attack and subsequent death of yet another child in a shark attack, > the tongue-in-cheek joking on TIPS about attracting/repelling sharks makes > me uncomfortable. Think we can tone it down? > > Beth Benoit > University System of

Re: Sharks and Mozart

2001-09-04 Thread Paul Brandon
At 3:28 PM -0400 9/4/01, Beth Benoit wrote: >TIPSters, >With the attack and subsequent death of yet another child in a shark attack, >the tongue-in-cheek joking on TIPS about attracting/repelling sharks makes >me uncomfortable. Think we can tone it down? Or maybe deal with real problems. What is

Re: Sharks and Mozart

2001-09-04 Thread Louis_Schmier
On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Michael Sylvester wrote: > By the way,someone tried playing the theme music from the movie Jaws > and found it attracted the sharks. > And while on this subject (free associating),did I read somewhere > that cows give more milk when certain types of music are played? Yeah, it'

Re: Sharks and Mozart

2001-09-04 Thread Beth Benoit
TIPSters, With the attack and subsequent death of yet another child in a shark attack, the tongue-in-cheek joking on TIPS about attracting/repelling sharks makes me uncomfortable. Think we can tone it down? Beth Benoit University System of New Hampshire

Re: Sharks and Mozart

2001-09-04 Thread Michael Sylvester
On Sat, 1 Sep 2001, Paul Brandon wrote: > > Since the sharks in question seem to prefer surfers, you might have better > luck with some of the mellower Beach Boys songs. > Maybe if you played Surfing USA the sharks would just get up on the boards > and dance with the surfers. > > * PAUL K. BRA

Re: Sharks and Mozart

2001-09-01 Thread Paul Brandon
At 9:49 AM -0400 8/31/01, Michael Sylvester wrote: >I am toying with the idea of conducting experiments in shark infested >waters in the Daytona Beach area.My plan will be to go into the water >and start playing recordings of Mozart to see if the calming effect >of the music will deter the sharks

Re: Sharks and Mozart

2001-08-31 Thread Gary Peterson
Gee Michael I am impressed to what lengths you will go for science. Take a chum with you ;-) Gary Peterson > > I am toying with the idea of conducting experiments in shark infested > waters in the Daytona Beach area.My plan will be to go into the water > and start playing recording

RE: Sharks and Mozart

2001-08-31 Thread Charles M. Huffman
Suggestion--Strap the speaker to your back and float in the water :) Chuck * Charles M. Huffman, Ph.D. Chair, Psychology Dept. Cumberland College, Box 7990 Williamsburg, KY 40769 (606) 539-4422 * -Original Message-

Re: Sharks and Mozart

2001-08-31 Thread EKleinMetroState
In a message dated 8/31/2001 8:52:49 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've not been teaching for a couple of years and just came back to TIPS and teaching - it's nice to see that some things haven't changed. Erica Klein

Re: Sharks and Mozart

2001-08-31 Thread Drnanjo
I suggest that you turn off the TV and go back to work. Nancy Melucci LACCD