Re: [tips] Question on sleep

2010-11-16 Thread sblack
On 17 Nov 2010 at 1:10, Pollak, Edward wrote: > I distinctly remember reading that there are some (very few) > people for whom it is normal to get an hour or less sleep per > night. > Can anyone out there helpwith a reference? It's driving me > nuts. Driving while nuts is a serious offens

[tips] Question on sleep

2010-11-16 Thread Pollak, Edward
I distinctly remember reading that there are some (very few) people for whom it is normal to get an hour or less sleep per night. I remember one case cited in which the subjected needed only 15 minutes and reported resenting having that "little slice of death" intrude on his day. A colleague I a

Re: [tips] Canada's early intolerance

2010-11-16 Thread Christopher D. Green
Allen Esterson wrote: > Chris Green writes: > >> Indeed, if you recall your American history class, you >> may remember that as long as the Civil War was officially >> about "union," the British sided with the South (for the cotton) >> > > That you may recall this doesn't make it true. Brit

[tips] Tenure track assistant professor position

2010-11-16 Thread Terry L. Gottfried
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Lawrence University invites applications for a tenure- track Assistant Professor position, beginning September 2011. The department is interested in a person in child clinical or clinical neuroscience, preferably someone in child clinical neuroscience. Teaching responsibilitie

Re: [tips] Canada's early intolerance

2010-11-16 Thread Allen Esterson
Chris Green writes: >Indeed, if you recall your American history class, you >may remember that as long as the Civil War was officially >about "union," the British sided with the South (for the cotton) That you may recall this doesn't make it true. Britain was neutral throughout the Civil War, and

Re: [tips] Canada's early intolerance

2010-11-16 Thread michael sylvester
Christopher DThanks Chris for your insightful reply. Haiti is not a part of the Commonwealth.but it does share the same language with Quebec.It is my understanding that the Haitian vote has had some influences on the political situation in Quebec.Obviously it is advantageous for Haitian immigran

Re:[tips] How can we make people fall in love with systems ideas?

2010-11-16 Thread Richard Hake
Some subscribers to TIPS and TeachEdPsych might be interested in a post "Re: How can we make people fall in love with systems ideas?" [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: *** ABSTRACT: Bob Williams of the Eval-Sys list asked: "How can we make people [concerned wit

Re: [tips] Canada's early intolerance

2010-11-16 Thread Christopher D. Green
michael sylvester wrote: > > OK,I agree to Canada's positive spin on immigration.However in the > late fifties and early sixties,a group of Caribbean students staged a > demonstration at Sir George Williams University in Montreal protesting > attitudes and discrimination against the established

[tips] parasites and behavior

2010-11-16 Thread DeVolder Carol L
Let me preface this with an apology-I've been having all kinds of computer problems at work and at home, so this may have actually first appeared on this list and I don't remember or didn't see it. I find it intriguing, so I thought I'd pass it on. If I'm reposting and rehashing old stuff, then jus

RE: [tips] Future shock

2010-11-16 Thread Annette Taylor
WOW! This person is a writing fool. I wonder how many of the submissions actually get published? Based on the extensive publications I guess quite a few, but I wonder if all of them do. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala

[tips] Canada's early intolerance

2010-11-16 Thread michael sylvester
OK,I agree to Canada's positive spin on immigration.However in the late fifties and early sixties,a group of Caribbean students staged a demonstration at Sir George Williams University in Montreal protesting attitudes and discrimination against the established academic community.All of those who

[tips] ESL for Don

2010-11-16 Thread michael sylvester
- Original Message - From: don allen I used to teach in Vancouver Canada where fewer than 50% of the population spoke English at home. I would occasionally get requests similar to yours. My response was always in the negative for two reasons: 1. Once you start down that slippe

Re:[tips] Future shock

2010-11-16 Thread Allen Esterson
Putting together three TIPSters responses to Daryl Bem's precognition study, here's a potted guide to how one should approach claimed research findings: 1. Mike Palij: >Even if no one can find problems with what Bem reports in >his manuscript, the real test is replication of Bem's results >by in