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"Supposing there is no life everlasting. Think what it means if death is really the end of all things. They've given up all for nothing." In my opinion, this quote questions what the world would be like if there was no such thing as religion. If people were just born, existed, and died with no real motivation for living each day. So much of our world is surrounded by religion, which is both a positive and negative; for example, without religion, there would be no people such as Mother Theresa
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The way I see it, religion is a faith and belief. It's hard to define it but I believe humanity is drawn to religion for various reasons. One reason is because we've been educated that way. I myself was brought up as a Hindu, and practiced Hinduism. Humanity also practices religion because of curiosity. People wonder how the world came to be, why we exist and if death is the end or a new beginning. Religion is what provides perception and gives us a purpose to life. Another reason is because humans
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Religion The stereotype activity in the class was interesting to learn what is most of my classmate thinking about any subject such as religion and race and genders, so I chose to talk about religion in this paper, and the definition of the religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. And the most common religions are the Abrahamic religions are monotheistic religions, which believe, they descend from Abraham
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Religion Question 1: What is religion, and what role does it play in culture? Religion and language are the foundations for culture The cultural landscapes marked by religions (churches, mosques) Also see evidence in way people dress (veils, headscarfs) and personal habits Religion- system of beliefs and practices that people attempt to order life in terms of cultural perceived ultimate priorities Perceived ultimate priorities are expressed in terms of should: Should I say this? Should
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both not just one religion. They're made up and have more than one religion in them. Another similarity I've found is that they're pretty much the same thing. I read something that said that Hinduism is the indigenous religion of India, so that's where I got the idea of them being the same thing. A difference between them is that they believe that reincarnation happens in different ways. Another difference is that Hinduism doesn't have a founder and some of the indigenous religions do. I'm not sure
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What is religion? Is it a set of guidelines that must follow to please god (s)? Piscine a character in the motion picture, The Life of Pi, is the sole survivor of a ship wreck in the Pacific Ocean. Looking death in the face Piscine is accompanied by doubt and faith along his journey, doubt taking the shape of a ferocious tiger, Richard Parker. Being a Hindu, Muslim, Christian this young Indian boy fights to hold onto his faith despite his setting. Piscine's choice of religions is unsettling to Appa
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Religion REL133 Professor Terri Parker Religion When people hear the word religion, some clam up or immediately get defensive and protective over what they feel religion is/means to them or what they profess their own faith to be. I have to admit I didn't want to take this class because of my own biases and fear of being preached to but as our text states through a quote stated by Martin Luther King, Jr "Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which
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for the ideal person and we all have our own opinion but Confucius had his own meaning and he had different concepts and they are ren, li, and shu, xiao and wen I am going to explain what he meant by these concepts and illustrate a better understanding. According to the chapter 6 of Experiencing the World Religions the Chinese character for re (jen) illustrates the words meaning by blending two simpler pictographs for "person" and two. When we look at the Chinese ideogram for the virtue of Ren
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The Nature and Experience of Religion Part 3. Write an essay on one of the following topics: 2) Write an essay explaining how our understanding of Buddhism and African traditional religions is affected by the Western Christian bias in the study of religion. How does the phenomenological approach to studying religion attempt to address this bias? The Western Christian bias has reflected upon those Christians who feel their religion may be higher than other religions. They are widely known to
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Since the beginning of man religion has had a significant role in our society. In our society today religion has been defined as beliefs, morals, cultural systems, and world views. It has been used as a way to "explain" those hard to answer questions such as "the meaning of life", "how the life came to exists" or "where the universe cam from" However religion is not necessary in every day life. Religion in many ways is a very controversial topic in ways that people either have a strong belief for
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beliefs? Many students today experience this daily when their teachers discuss the ideas of other religions in public school classes. When teenagers that are of atheist or agnostic beliefs are expected to know the history and teachings of a religion that bases all aspects of life on the idea of a greater being, they can become very uncomfortable or offended by the extreme difference in opinions. Some religions have completely different beliefs that involve different Gods, or even the nonexistence of a
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What is True Freedom of Religion? Religion influences people all over the world. Religion is a center piece of some people's lives. Some people in the world have the freedom to follow who and what they want while others are force to a religion or standard they didn't choose. Where ever around the globe, religion has touched ever part of the world in different ways. Although the constitution states freedom of religion for every U.S. citizen, government and society creates laws and regulations that
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ligion Week 4 Assignment 1 Religion on Planet Earth By Natasha Macoon Professor Eric Speir REL 212 July 29, 2012 In every situation in life, people need a source of hope. Many times, they turn to their religion. Religion is a collection of rituals, traditions, and beliefs that revolve around a single or group of supernatural beings or creators. These gods have the power to change or alter reality. Therefore, people use religion to hope that their gods will save them and help them whenever
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or not religion makes the world a better place. Religion is what is said to be the cause of people doing many good and many terrible things. Does religion cause good people to do bad things? Or is religion just used as an excuse to do something bad? Religions have been one of the large factors throughout history causing suffering of humans. People would be killed because they did not carry the same beliefs as others. Many people say that when they do something, good or bad, that religion caused them
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There are numerous definitions of religion and only a few are stated here. The typical dictionary definition of religion refers to a "belief in, or the worship of, a god or gods"[22] or the "service and worship of God or the supernatural".[23] However, writers and scholars have expanded upon the "belief in god" definitions as insufficient to capture the diversity of religious thought and experience. Peter Mandaville and Paul James define religion as "a relatively-bounded system of beliefs, symbols
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Religion Essay: Christianity and Islam Keara Mcknight Intro to Sociology, semester 1, Class 131 B Professor L. Scola October 5, 2012 I've chosen to compare my religion (Christianity) with Islam. My main reason in doing this is to understand the absolute difference in the two religions and why there is conflict between them. This research will help me answer the question I have been wanting to know for a while now. Throughout my essay I will give information about each
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HRT 3M1 January 11th, 2015 Mr. O'Neill The Contribution of Religion to Society Essay Cardinal Collins' speech on the contributions that religion makes to society has many valid points regarding the impact religion contributes to our daily lives. His view illustrates the many ways religion is an active participant in our society today. In his speech he focuses on the four main contributions religion has a positive effect on in society. I found that Cardinal Collins' view on the
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What hope does religion bring to the ? I personally think my religion gives the world hope in many differentways and situations. In my opinion religion can give the world hope during times of despair . I secondly thinkreligion can give the world hope during their everyday life. Last but not least 8 think religion brings yhe worldhope during grief. There are many other ways religion gives the wod bope but yhese are the most important tome.The first way i thing religion brings the world is during
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What is a Religion? A dictionary definition of religion looks something like: Religion, n.; An organized system of beliefs and/or rituals, centering on a supernatural being or beings. Everyone with me so far? Good. I think we can all agree on definitions for "Beliefs" and "Supernatural", so the only sub-definition will be "Ritual": any ordered sequence of events or actions, including directed thoughts, especially one that is repeated in the 'same' manner each time, and that is designed
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onJeremiah Tillman Religion Professor Sanzaro February 14, 2013 "Only Human" "I'm a loser, I'm a winner I'm good, I'm bad, I'm a Christian, I'm a sinner I'm humble, I'm loud, I'm righteous, I'm a killer What I'm doing, I'm saying that I'm human." One of hip hops greats once said Kendrick Lamar. Religions are the glue that holds societies fabrics together. A universal theme flows through most major religions everywhere that theme is evil versus good.
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REL 2011 A Visit to a Sacred Site Regg Penn Religion is defined as a HYPERLINK http//dictionary.reference.com/browse/setsetof beliefs concerning the cause, HYPERLINK http//dictionary.reference.com/browse/naturenature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs (www.dictionary.com). I was baptized and raised in
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Enzo C. 09/24/14 AP World History B2 "Birth of Religion" Essay Did civilization create religion or did religion create civilization? Religion created civilization. Anthropologists, historians, and archaeologists have all believed that agriculture drove civilization, which then drove religion. Based on the study of Göbleki Tepe, anthropologists, historians, and archaeologists have started to believe the reverse. Göbleki Tepe is located in Southern Turkey. At first, scientists from the 1960's
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Jessica Augustine Religion 100-001 Dr. Curtis 20 September 2011 What is Religion? What is religion? Is it a coping mechanism? Is it a person's set of beliefs? Is it a life style or a state of mind? For hundreds, maybe even thousands of years, people have tried to define religion. Rather than people trying to define religion, I believe that religion defines people. Religion is a way for humans to fulfill their innermost desires. If you look through history, what is it that people are always
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Religion among Chinese-Americans The Chinese population in America is one of the fastest growing minorities in the country today. Asian-Pacific Islanders make up about 10% of country. A unique characteristic about the Chinese population is that they do not collectively identify themselves under a religion. This stems from the religions practice in China. The majority of the Chinese people are non-religious or practice local faiths and the national religion of the Republic of China is Atheist
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Religion Clifton Holland Colorado Technical University What is religion? A very broad definition according to Understanding religion is: religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that relate humanity to spirituality and sometimes, to moral values. Some religions place emphasis on belief while others emphasize practice. However it is described, religion plays an important role in our society. Religion can be described as having three major functions in society
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Religious pluralism is the idea of different religious views coexisting in society. Religious pluralism is something that is a part of everyday life. It affects us as we attend school, work, or other functions. We live in a society where there are many religions, faiths, and beliefs amongst different people that attend school, work and other functions. We must take into consideration that everyone does not have the same religious beliefs and ideas. This must be considered so that no one gets offended and
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What is Religion University of Phoenix Religion A religion is a composed gathering of convictions, social frameworks, and world perspectives that relate humankind to a request of presence Many religions have stories, images, and hallowed histories that intend to clarify the significance of life and/or to clarify the root of life or the Universe. From their convictions about the universe and individual temperament, individuals may determine profound quality, morals, religious laws
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are western religions, all growing from the ideas of the same God. The three religions are closely related. While each religion is unique and different there are many similarities due to the common beginnings. The three religions are sometimes referred as the "Abrahamic religions" because they trace their history back to Abraham in the Hebrew bible. The traditions of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism began with the founder of the Hebrews- Abraham. As I first stated the three religions are traced
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1 Chronicles 16:8 Annita Harding-Morgan History of Religions 1 February 22, 2014 ABSTRACT The focus of this paper is on the Bible book of 1 Chronicles chapter 16 verses 8. Most of the research was based upon the King James Bible and academic sources. The research gives an insight to the entire book of chronicles by attempting to decipher the writer or chronicler through the assessment of writing style, and epoch. The stories of King David are alluded to as recorded in the books
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The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is hosting a free "hike & lunch" while seeking critical feedback from the disabled community regarding the draft of their Trail Access Guides. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 28th that includes a free lunch.
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July 9, 2009
New sins, new virtues
As the world heats up and economic dislocation ravages the poor, religious leaders offer up their diagnoses and prescriptions The Economist
GLOBALISATION, technology and growth are in themselves neither positive or negative; they are whatever humanity makes of them. Summed up like that, the central message of a keenly awaited papal pronouncement on the social and economic woes of the world may sound like a statement of the obvious.
But despite some lapses into trendy jargon, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), a 144-page encyclical issued by Pope Benedict XVI on July 7th, is certainly not a banal or trivial document. It will delight some people, enrage others and occupy a prominent place among religious leaders' competing attempts to explain and address the problems of an overheated, overcrowded planet.
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Distributed by Public Radio International Green is the color of the conservation movement, and the traditional color of Islam. At a recent conference in Istanbul, Islamic scholars from all over the Muslim world gathered under an especially green banner to talk about climate change. Mahmoud Akef (MAHMOOD AKEEF) organized the conference, and talks with Jeff Young about the seven year Muslim Action Plan on global warming, which sets out to green the Hajj, boost awareness, and create an eco-Islamic label for products.To listen to this interview or read the full transcript, visit here


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The son of the suspect in a triple murder on Father's Day contacted CBS 6 reporter Jake Burns multiple times to share his side of the story. Burns received permission from the boy's mother for the interview.
DINWIDDIE, Va. -- Twelve-year-old Chris Jernigan only has pictures to remember his father by. He was carrying a hand full of them around on Wednesday, as he spoke about his father for the first time since he committed suicide.
According to police, Barry Jernigan killed his wife, nine-year-old step daughter, and two-year-old son before shooting himself on Father's Day.
Barry Jernigan had Chris prior to his marriage to Renotta Jernigan; however, the 12-year-old said he spent most weekends at their Fox Maple Terrace home. Chris said he spent most of the day Sunday with his father and noticed nothing out of the ordinary.
"If my dad would have told me before this happened, I would have brought [my brother and step sister] over here," Chris said. He was dropped off at his biological mother's house only hours before the violence.
Chris Jernigan contacted CBS 6 because he felt the picture others were painting of his father, especially on social media, were inaccurate.
"I put a post on Facebook yesterday talking about, 'Ya'll don't know my father; you haven't been around him for 13 years. Could you please be quiet about it? It makes me feel like I'm a monster or something,'" Chris said.
Chris said his father was loving and caring. His mother, Lauren Martin, said Barry Jernigan never threatened to harm Chris, which is why the situation is so shocking.
"When he died, I felt like I got run over by a car, and my heart was torn out my chest," Chris said.
CBS 6 has learned that Barry Jernigan and his wife, Renotta, had discussed getting a divorce in the days leading up to the shooting. Chris said his father discussed the situation with him on Friday. However, he said his dad was not upset and handled the conversation calmly.
"I said 'Are you ready for [Renotta] to leave?' He said, 'I'm ready for her to be out of my life.' But he didn't say anything about what was going to to happen."
Chris said he has received constant support from friends and family, some of whom live out of state. That still doesn't fully mask the pain he's felt since Sunday night.
"When he died, I felt like I just died. I mean, I loved him,"
As CBS 6 crews were leaving his house Tuesday, Chris was still sorting through pictures of his father. He plans to bring them to his father's funeral.


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Alex Ovechkin, the rowdy Russian hockey star, led the Washington Capitals to the Stanley Cup in June. It was a thrill for the beleaguered Capitals, but also one for Washington, D.C., whose four professional sports teams hadn't won a championship of any kind since 1992. How did Ovechkin, whose larger-than-life personality is beloved by hockey fans, perform so well? Science says there might be something in ... chicken parmigiana.
That's right. Chicken parm. Even before Ovechkin joined the team in 2005, the Capitals players had eaten chicken parmigiana from Mamma Lucia's, a local restaurant, on every game day. Ovechkin quickly adopted the tradition. Over time, his teammates gave up the calorie-laden dish for lighter fare. But not Ovechkin. And despite his advanced athletic age (32!), that heavy meal apparently hasn't hurt his performance. And because it's a ritual, it's quite possible that it has helped.
Ovechkin's may be the only chicken parmigiana ritual for an athlete anywhere – or maybe for any performer anywhere. But he's hardly the only human to do the same thing, over and over again, exactly the same way, before a high-stakes performance.
We all face high-stakes performances in our professional lives – as entrepreneurs, employees, job-seekers, designers and more – so we can all learn from the behavioral science of rituals.
Could rituals improve executive function skills, like our ability to plan ahead, set and work toward goals, and organize ourselves?
In sports, rituals are everywhere. Before each game, Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors runs through the tunnel with his shoes untied and flashes a tattoo to his wife, who has a matching one. During free throws, he chews on his mouthguard, a ritual to which a statistics-loving fan attributes an average of two extra points per game. LeBron James performs such a long and complex set of ritual activities (think: chalk toss) that we can't sum it up here. Suffice it to say we have such an intuitive belief, or maybe hope, that rituals will help us perform better that we eat up stories about others' lucky objects, ritual tasks and favorite pre-game meals. We might think, "If a Silicon Valley billionaire starts his day with 100 sit-ups and bone broth, maybe the wealth will rub off if I do, too?"
But is our belief that chalk tossing somehow leads to wins just superstition? If Ovechkin had traded in his parmigiana for, say, a papaya smoothie – would he have scored just as many goals? Or is there true causation between rituals and improved performance?
Go ahead and rub your lucky rabbit's foot
According to an article by Harvard researchers Francesca Gino and Michael I. Norton in Scientific American, "... even simple rituals can be extremely effective." Experiments show that rituals help us alleviate grief, for instance. More relevant to performance, when conducted before high-pressure tasks, they "reduce anxiety and increase people's confidence."
Why? What's the actual connection between rituals and success?
There's a fine line between a) so called "pre-performance routines," b) rituals, and c) superstition, says Dan McGinn, author of "Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed."
Pre-performance routines are those activities that are task-related – stretching before a 10K run, for instance. A preponderance of research in sports psychology shows that these contextual practices improve performance — perhaps not too surprising.
Rituals, on the other hand, are symbolic, routinized activities, performed in sequence, and repeated often. Unlike pre-performance routines, rituals appear to have nothing to do with the task at hand.
Superstition occurs when we imbue objects or actions with magical powers. (Clearly, ritual and superstition can get pretty mixed up in the real, non-academic world.)
One thing that both pre-performance routines and rituals do for us is to focus the mind in the brief period immediately before performance – McGinn calls this the crucial ten minutes. Thus we banish anxiety (Will I be able to finish the 10K? Will I beat my personal record?) because rather than feeling our sweaty palms, we're distracted by rubbing the lucky rock in our pocket or clicking our heels three times while whispering, "There's no place like home," or tossing chalk into the Cleveland, nee, Los Angeles air.
The other thing both routines and certain rituals can do is to boost confidence, in part because, well, we believe they do. "You get into a virtuous circle... If you believe a ritual works and you perform it, it makes you more confident," Says McGinn. "It's pretty much a given in sports psychology that people who perform in a confident mindset will perform better."
Remember that we sometimes blur the lines between ritual and superstition, we believe parts of those rituals are magic? Some research shows that when a ritual includes superstition, it "helps us feel like luck is on our side." Many non-magical rituals can boost confidence as well, and for what appear to be more obvious reasons. For instance, listening to certain music before a competition can pump us up, which explains the ubiquity of Queen's, "We are the Champions."
While reduced anxiety and increased confidence hardly guarantee a win or an A on a test, they increase the likelihood of success, depending on when those effects happen. As McGinn says, "Anxiety two or three weeks out can be helpful, because it scares you into more preparation. But right before performance, anxiety hurts, we know."
Oh, the logic
OK, so now we know that researchers have proven that pre-performance routines (remember, they're task-related) improve performance. But that lucky rabbit's foot? McGinn says the link between rituals and performance improvement is still only speculation.
This lack of scientific evidence apparently bugged researchers Nicholas M. Hobson, Devin Bonk and Michael Inzlicht of the University of Toronto enough for them to take action. After all, humans have been performing rituals since ancient times, they complain: "Despite the ubiquity of performance rituals, very little is actually known about how these behaviors influence goal-directed performance, if at all."
So, they set out to discover some knowledge: They speculated, based on prior research, that rituals both increase motivation and decrease performance-related anxiety. Could rituals improve executive function skills, like our ability to plan ahead, set and work toward goals, and organize ourselves)? What happens to our brains on ritual, they wanted to know?
The trio recruited two groups of participants. The "ritual" group performed a series of arbitrary tasks, mostly combining hand movements with deep breathing, in strict order every day for a week. (FWIW, they refrained from calling this a ritual, although it was, to avoid triggering behaviors based on participants' existing beliefs about rituals.) The control group performed a different series of similar random activities, but not in any particular order. Each group took tests of executive function skills at home daily and, after a week of performing their hand waving and deep breathing tasks, in the lab. During the lab-based tests, researchers used electroencephalographic recording (EEG) to measure participants' brainwaves.
What the scientists found was fascinating. Our brains produce an electrical signal when we make mistakes. (Interestingly, the same thing happens in non-human primates.) That signal, called error-related negativity or ERN, is higher in people with anxiety. The Toronto scientists learned that the participants who performed a ritual-like routine (even without knowing it was a ritual) generally experienced a reduced ERN when making errors — in other words, being wrong became less of a big deal, physiologically. The folks performing "random activities" experienced no such change. The researchers concluded that "ritual guides goal-directed performance by regulating the brain's response to personal failure." (This, of course, leads us to wonder about the effect of self-criticism on performance, but that's another article.)
While reducing that error-induced signal might sound like an unmitigated win for performance improvement, it's not: Previous research has shown that a certain amount of anxiety actually improves performance. In this new experiment, the researchers showed that ritual decreased anxiety without hurting performance. Their conclusion: "… a ritual could help a person during performance find the anxiety sweet spot that appears ideal for generating effective control." So rituals can help you feel nervous – but not too nervous.
A ritual could help a person during performance find the anxiety sweet spot that appears ideal for generating effective control
Can we "borrow" success?
But rituals' effect on anxiety hardly explains everything there is to know about the connection between chicken parmigiana and the Stanley Cup – or between wishing an actor to "break a leg" and that star receiving a standing ovation.
Also at play are the magical powers we accord to lucky objects. Experiments show that lucky objects are, well, really lucky. Dan McGinn cites a fascinating study in which researchers divided golfers into two groups and gave them a putting challenge. They presented a golf club to the experimental group and told the golfers that the club had previously belong to PGA player Ben Curtis. (It was a lie.) They gave a "regular" club to the control group. Not only did the golfers using the "famous" club perform about a third better than the control group, but they also estimated the size of the hole as 9% bigger – and therefore easier – than the control group did. The effect is called "positive contagion," which means that "when someone touches an object, they leave behind the essence of themselves on it," says Sally Linkenauger, who led the experiment. So the next time you take an exam, use a pen owned by someone who aced that same test before. Editor's note: Buy my gently used red pens now on Etsy!
When rituals can hurt
What if Mamma Lucia's had run out of Ovechkin's chicken parmigiana before a big game? Dan McGinn worries that we can become too dependent upon our rituals. Clearly, he's not the only one who's figured out this vulnerability. Red Sox baseball player Wade Boggs was known for running sprints in the outfield exactly 17 minutes before every game. According to McGinn, opposing teams would sometimes manipulate the game clock so that it would flip directly from 19 minutes to 15 minutes before — something like the way high-rise buildings often "skip" their 13th floors. "Whether it had an effect or not, I don't know," McGinn says.
Rituals in real life
Most of us aren't professional athletes, but we all face high-stakes performances these days where the impact of rituals may help. These might include frequent job interviews or performance reviews, sales meetings, speaking engagements, investor pitches and presentations to the boss.
McGinn argues that we are now more frequently assessed on these "thin slices of time," rather than on the sum of 40 hours of work each week or 50 weeks of work per year. So how do you knock it out of the park, as it were? He says: Use some kind of pre-performance ritual. Whatever you choose, it's likely to help reduce anxiety, and it can boost energy and confidence. "You've put all of these years of training into this," he says. "Don't neglect to have a plan for the last ten minutes."


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The Anal Canal (pars analis recti), or terminal portion of the large intestine, begins at the level of the apex of the prostate, is directed downward and backward, and ends at the anus.
It forms an angle (Anorectal flexure; Perineal flexure) with the lower part of the rectum (Anorectal junction), and measures from 2.5 to 4 cm. in length.
It has no peritoneal covering, but is invested by the Sphincter ani internus, supported by the Levatores ani, and surrounded at its termination by the Sphincter ani externus.
In the empty condition it presents the appearance of an antero-posterior longitudinal slit.
Behind it is a mass of muscular and fibrous tissue, the anococcygeal body (Symington); in front of it, in the male, but separated by connective tissue from it, are the membranous portion and bulb of the urethra, and the fascia of the urogenital diaphragm; and in the female it is separated from the lower end of the vagina by a mass of muscular and fibrous tissue, named the perineal body.
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Brownie S'mores
I am linking up this week (and the next 51 weeks) with my good friend Jen over at All Four Love, for her 52 recipe challenge! I am super excited about this challenge because deep down, I like to cook and bake. I just never seem to have the motivation.
I wanted to start off strong and come up with something original, in the sense that I didn't find it on Pinterest. Since we are cutting corners this year with our budget, using what was in the pantry and low cost ingredients was key. We had a left over package of graham crackers that I had no other use for and the first thing that came to mind was S'mores. While doing our weekly grocery shopping yesterday, we picked up a box of brownie mix and a bag of marshmallows.
Out of the pantry, I grabbed vegetable oil and eggs for the brownie mix. I also ended up using a little bit of whipping cream to help melt the marshmallows.
First step was making the brownies. I spooned them into a cupcake tin filling them about halfway. When I make these again, I will probably fill it 1/4 of the way, layer a few marshmallows and then another layer of brownie. I only ended up using about 3/4 of the brownie mix and may or may not have enjoyed the rest via a spoon 😉 I was really unsure of the baking time but ended up putting them on 350 for about 22 minutes. I would recommend setting the timer at about 15 minutes and then keep checking them until the insides are done.
While they were baking, I took the graham crackers and broke away 12 quarters. The rest of ground up for the final touch. Once they were cool, took them brownies out of the pan and placed them on a cookie sheet.
The next step was making a marshmallow sauce. I made my own double boiler using a regular sauce pan and metal bowl. Just make sure that the water is not touching the bottom of the bowl, the steam will heat it up enough. I totally guessed here and used a little whipping cream, maybe about 2 tablespoons, to help melt the marshmallows and get a nice consistency. Worked like a charm and they only took about 5 minutes to melt.
I tried spooning the marshmallow sauce onto the brownies for the first few then decided to try and dip them. Dipping them is MUCH better and gives the top a full coat.
I placed a piece of the graham cracker on top and then added a dollop of marshmallow sauce and for the final touch sprinkled some of the graham cracker on top.
I already tried one and boy was it good! Not the exact taste of a S'more but pretty darn close 🙂 I am really happy with the results and can't wait for Rob to get home and try it.


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Somebody should feed George Bush a morsel of plain rice with red chilli powder. This should act as a substitute for his ordinary diet of beef, pork, potato chips, beacon, bread and numerous sauces. He should know that 200 million people in India still have that as their staple food and 200 million more are forced to remain hungry. He dare accuse us of eating a lot of calories while he sits in the Oval Office, away from the reality in the average Indian household.
TOI reported;
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An Average Indian; merely 172 Kg in a year.
More than a third of the world's poor live in India and 40% of our population lives below the internationally recognised poverty benchmark of 1$ a day. If we are eating a little more food on an average, then more than the growing middle class and their tastes; its to stop the starvation deaths, farmer suicides and people from going hungry everyday.
I was reading Gurcharan Das's India unbound where he wrote that the poor seem to be at the forefront of every economic policy, election manifesto in India; but they just don't seem to be coming up and being uplifted. Other than on paper, the poor in our country just don't seem to matter; neither to the Indian bureaucrats or George W Bush. We all live such shallow, superficial lives that we seem to ignore the existence of those few who should matter. And there are times when we must care.
If the above picture is the cause of inflation and the world food shortage, then its good. Because in India, below is how most of the people generally live;
So I think George Bush should retract his statement and P Chidambaram shouldn't Tact worse and attribute it to the use of bio-fuels. There is a limit to stupidity and both of them are crossing it.


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In the heart of Australia's Red Centre near Uluru, it's difficult to find somewhere to refuel and rest. Enter the Kings Creek Station, which has been serving visitors since its opening in 1981. Set just 36km from Kings Canyon, the station is tucked away between desert oaks, and operates as a working cattle and camel station.
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You can join one of the camel safaris from the station every day, discovering the scenery from the back of a camel, you can take a helicopter flight and see the Red Centre from a different perspective, or you can take a quad bike safari through the landscape, watching the world whizz past you.
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New parking zones for Bristol
People will have to pay to park outside their homes in most of Bristol's neighbourhoods. That's the plan of mayor George Ferguson who says the current resident parking zones are a success.
He wants to extend the number of zones from three to 24. Permits cost £30 for the first car and £80 for a second.
There are currently three parking zones in Bristol: Kingsdown, Cotham and Redliffe. Another is already proposed in Easton.
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And then today, I was sent a link to this video from Generation-e, who have been helping the Vicdeaf team to improve communications between their staff and stakeholders. The video demonstrates how Microsoft Lync enables deaf colleagues to collaborate and communicate, with both instant messaging and video calling enabling more interactive, and clearer communication.
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So it is with an Indiana Court of Appeals ruling that the state's voter ID law violates the equal protection clause of the state's constitution. The law requires in-person voters to show ID, but makes no attempt to verify the identities of absentee voters. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law against a recent challenge, but the Indiana court struck it down based on a broader protection in the state constitution's equal protection clause.
Think what you will on the legal merits. (I generally appreciate courts breathing independent life into their state constitutions.) What is interesting here is that the result is imbued with constitutional common sense.
Requiring ID at polling stations would have a marginal effect on vote fraud because it makes it harder to impersonate a voter or manufacture a vote-qualified identity. But the risk of in-person voter fraud is very low compared to absentee ballot fraud, which the Indiana law did not touch. The Indiana voter ID law was tantamount to caulking windows to keep out the cold but leaving the front door open. Because of the disproportionate effect on different classes of voters, the court struck it down.
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One thing I keep seeing over and over again with the Josh Duggar sexual assault revelations is "That was so long ago! Twelve years, can't people let bygones be bygones?"
And "Can't you just let it go? It's not like you know them, it's not like it matters."
And "Why are we even talking about this? Christians are supposed to talk about uplifting things!"
And "Stop re-victimizing those girls! People shouldn't talk about stuff like that in public!"
And I'm angry. So, so angry, every time I read that, every time someone puts out a plea to just be silent, just make it all go away, just be quiet.
Because I can't be, won't be, refuse to be quiet.
Even though nice girls don't talk about stuff like this, you know? That's the message I was given, word for word, when I finally was strong enough to share my story.
Nice girls realize that their abusers are now grown up with nice families and god doesn't want you to damage their reputations.
Nice girls know that it's more important to not "give the world a chance to reproach the name of christ", to cover up, to not let anyone see the damage, to show the world that we're happy and saved and god delivers, yes he does!
Nice girls know that god wants them to forgive the ones who hurt them, and that forgiveness means silence.
Nice girls don't talk about stuff like this.
Nice girls don't tell you that when they read the now-expunged police report, it took them 3 hours to get through it.
Nice girls don't tell you that they circled back around to it, over and over, gasping for air as phrases struck home to them…while they were sleeping? Dear God, they know what that feels like to not even be able to escape in sleep, to have sleep mean vulnerability.
Nice girls don't tell you that when they read that the victims forgave him those jagged edges of their heart wept blood because they know what forgiveness means within that culture, to shove down the pain even deeper than the violation, to smile and say "It's ok" because more than anything, more than anything, Jesus only loves you when you're happy.
Nice girls don't tell you that when they realized the parents let it continue they wanted to reach through the screen and hug the victims and say "Me too, dear one, me too. I'm so sorry your parents betrayed your trust that way. I'm so sorry that you know what it feels like to have nobody protect you."
Nice girls don't tell you they know what it's like to share a roof with someone they're terrified of, to hold themselves so tensely that years later when they are married their husband asks "Do you know you whimper in your sleep and rub your throat?" and they know it's because the words are there, needing to be spoken, but they can't because
Nice girls don't talk about stuff like this.
Nice girls don't tell you that for years they were scared to drink Welch's Grape Juice, served not with a warning label but with a warning sermon about drinking unworthily, that with each little glass of juice they wondered if they were drinking damnation because they were no longer clean, no longer pure, and Jesus may be able to forgive the woman at the well but that was then and this was now and Jesus loves unsullied girls best.
Nice girls don't tell you that books on purity speak of keeping yourself, guarding yourself, not letting someone take it away, not defrauding your future spouse and every time they read one in their homeschool they knew that they would never marry, never be loved, because nobody would want damaged goods.
Nice girls don't tell you what it feels like to tell their boyfriend, to bury their head on his shoulder and whisper "You wouldn't want to marry me if you really knew…"
Nice girls don't talk about stuff like this.
Except they do.
Because if nice girls didn't talk about stuff like this, the other half of the story wouldn't make sense.
Nice girls wouldn't tell you that their boyfriend wrapped his arms around them and whispered "It's ok, no matter what, there's nothing that could make me not love you."
Nice girls wouldn't tell you that they looked into his eyes while standing at an alter, and spoke vows of complete trust knowing that they'd found safe harbour with a man who viewed them as whole.
Nice girls wouldn't tell you that they learned to breathe again, to stand up straight, to walk tall, to sleep in safety.
Nice girls wouldn't tell you that sometimes just for fun, they drink grape juice and have their own private Communion, knowing that nothing that was done to them touched their soul.
Nice girls wouldn't tell you that when they finally dared to speak, to tell more than just one person, that through the noise of those trying to shame them back into silence, there were other nice girls listening and cheering louder than the calls for quiet.
Nice girls everywhere are speaking out about those like Josh Duggar and his crime-covering parents – because these stories, our stories, dear Lord in heaven so many stories, need to be told.
It's through others who spoke out, others who gave voice to their pain, that I learned I wasn't alone.
It's because other nice girls told me through blogs, through message boards, through books that it was ok to talk about stuff like this that I learned to be free.
Healing can only happen in the light.
Hope sings, it sings through every halting story told, every "me, too" whispered through tears, every curse-filled rant, every declaration of truth.
Because they matter, these nameless victims, the children still living this horror every day in so many homes…and they won't know it until nice girls talk about stuff like this.


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The triangular Castle of Bourscheid with its 11 towers and a 12 thousand-square-meter area is considered the largest fortified castle on Luxembourg territory.
It was founded about AD1000 as a replacement of a former wooden fort. Due to his visit to the castle ruins in 1865, today guiding host in Bourscheid is Victor Hugo himself.
During archaeological excavations were revealed traces from Roman, Merovingian, Carolingian, and Ottonian times and that shows how strategically important the castle was, rising on a 150-meter-high cliff over the Sauer River and accessible only from one side. That bespeaks also the 8 multiple enlargements of the castle's size through reconstructions and extensions over the centuries.
Its first owner, Bertram of Bourscheid, ruled the castle in his capacity as a vogt on behalf of the Abbey of Echternach, the oldest one in the Grand Duchy. Another family representative, Sogier of Bourscheid, participated in 1270 in the Seventh Crusade under the leadership of Louis IX of France.
After in 1512 the last member of the Bourscheid Family died, the castle fell into decline until 1936, when the Luxembourg government put it under protection as a historical monument and in 1972 it purchased it.
View of a small part of the castle.
View of a part that was built in the 15th century.
The pillory – used for punishment by petty crimes.
The outer wall was built between 1350 and 1384.
View of Sauer River.


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July 1987:
After discovering I was not suited for any job involving plastic and conveyor belts, I was sent to Wabash National. My job was simple: insert rivets into the metal sides of what would become a semi-trailer. I actually enjoyed this job. I could keep up with the guys loading the metal onto the side table; I enjoyed applying the tape to the metal shims; and I didn't mind pushing a broom around, sweeping up sawdust and metal shavings. Only a handful of women worked there, which suited me; I enjoyed working with the guys and joking around with them. After a week, a new girl joined our crew and while she and I got along well, it was soon apparent that our foreman favored me. Jeff had graduated from a rival HS, and the day we both showed up with our senior shirts on, the others joked about the 'war'. I just smiled and stated that everyone knew who had graduated from the 'better school', ha ha! Toward the end of the month, the guys began pressing me to go out with them after work, but I was always greasy and tired, so declined the offer. However, one night turned out to be a cleaner night, so I went, and proved to be good at darts.
Bill, one of the guys who joked around with me the most, asked me out, and one night after work, we went to a local nightclub and danced, then arranged to see each other on the weekend.
Bad Judgment
I spent the weekend with one of my former roommates, and when we arrived at the bar, two men soon joined us, uncle and nephew. BJ had pressed me to try a Fuzzy Naval, but when I realized it had orange juice, I gave mine to her. We both thought the nephew was cute, and when expressed a desire to change his shirt, we all went back to the room with him. His uncle decided to inform me of his marital status, and showed me pics of his wife and kids. I didn't find him particularly attractive anyway, and was especially dismissive of him after I found out he was married!
"Why did you come back here, then?"
I pointed at the bathroom door, where D and BJ had gone. "To keep her out of trouble." He got mad and huffed out of the room.
Later, when D and BJ emerged, the three of us went for a drive, and, not knowing what had transpired in the bathroom, I was thrilled with D began paying attention to me. While making out with him in the back of BJ's car, I discovered she'd driven through the drive-through at McD's to pass the time while we were busy!
After dropping D back at the bar, BJ and I returned to her house, where she told me what had gone on in the bathroom!
New Cousin!!!
My aunt gave birth to my new cousin, Billy:) I could hardly wait to see him!
Next Month: I'm On The Receiving End of Jealousy.
Present Day:
I'm off to Chicago with my mom today! We'll be spending the night, then she has to be at O'Hare by 5am, to catch her plane to Vancouver, then after an hour layover, catch the plane to Whitehorse:) My job is to make sure she makes that early flight, lol! Then I catch the bus shuttle back to Lafayette.
The Next Person Eliminated is......
Cody!!! But wait, there's another twist....one I knew would possibly happen. Cody, Jillian, Cam, and whomever is voted out next week all get to compete for the chance to return! Personally, I'd like to see Cam return.....unless one of my other faves gets eliminated next week.
We'll have to wait until Sun to find out who won the HOH competition,.


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Affluent Lifestyle Guide
As a long-time San Diegan, I love my region. The sole exception: when I fly internationally. It is then, and only then, that I long to be a Los Angelean.
The newest trends in private aviation are being supported by NASA and DARPA, which is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. NASA needs no introduction, but to give you a clearer view on what DARPA does, know that they're the brains behind a recently released self-driving drone ship and consolidated software platform for American military hackers.
Brazilian jet maker Embraer has revolutionized private air travel with its new design concept, the Kyoto Airship. Intended to be incorporated into the prototype of its lauded Lineage 1000E jets, the Kyoto Airship is outfitted with vertical windows and skylights, the latter of which is a first for large jets with pressurized cabins and the ability to cruise at 35,000 feet.
The European Space Agency is dreaming up an aircraft of the future: egg-shaped, electric-powered and able to take off from helipads or runways due to its pivoting engines. In a press release earlier this month, the ESA said the new plane, which would have a range of 300 miles and is called Lillium, "will open the door to a new class of simpler, quieter and environmentally friendly planes available from 2018."
Sergey Petrossov is on a one-man mission to change the way we socialize. A natural entrepreneur, he gravitated towards tech at an early age, co-founding his first IT company at 18, which he ran out of his University of Florida dorm room.
Qatar Executive (Qatar Airways' private jet division) has taken on a second Gulfstream G650ER in preparation for the influx of travelers in the spring and summer seasons. Able to fly non-stop from the Middle East to North America, the aircraft is one of the top options for international travel among the company's elite clientele.
"I have always dreamed of space flight, but for so many years I thought it was just that…a dream," says Stephen Hawking in the above Virgin Galactic video. Richard Branson's company released the clip (along with another starring Malala Yousafzai) to commemorate the unveiling of their new Virgin Spaceship Unity.
This new ACJ319 interior looks like a plush train car inside of a private jet and we like what we see. Designed by Airbus Corporate Jet Centre for an unnamed China-based company, the retro-inspired layout features five suites with entertainment tech, bars concealed by mirrors and 15 convertible seats.
Being born privileged might mean you attend the best schools, but it doesn't mean your education will include learning how to properly procure and use a private jet. There is actually a lot to learn, from how to choose the best leather to what types of caviar should be served at a higher altitude. Kids who come from highly affluent backgrounds need to be uniquely educated in many subjects as a matter of fact, which is the foundation for the new International School of New York.
Air Force One has nothing on Skyacht One. SottoStudios took an Embrarer Lineage 1000E jet and transformed it into an $83 million superyacht for the sky and we're in love. Starting with an exterior boasting a "hand-painted 'trompe l'oeil' mahogany 'hull' and towering vertical stabilizer, this plane features tons of design elements that one usually sees on luxury sailing vessels—including its polished underbelly that evokes wood planks.
Even though airlines offer plush first class cabins with private bathrooms, these features are now considered pretty standard for avid jet setters. The amenities may differ, but the actual experience remains fairly routine. That may not be the case for long though, thanks to a crazy concept called SkyDeck.
We've all seen those rectangular airplane trolley carts full of drinks and snacks, but we've certainly never seen any as cool as this wine-specific one from Skypak. Called La Barrique Edition, the design is made using old oak barrels that were once used to age wine in. The German company brings in original trolleys that were once in use on an aircraft and then attaches the wood by hand, which according to Skypak still carries the scent of red wine.
American Airlines announced today the 2016 launch of their new International Premium Economy section, which will give passengers even more seating choices. An enhanced version of standard Economy, this new section will be situated right behind Business Class and will include many benefits over the Main Cabin, like more legroom, wider seats and more food options.
The very first Airbus A350 XWB aircraft to be delivered in Europe has gone to Finnair, which marks a serious upgrade for the Finnish airline. The plane has tons of cool features for luxury travelers, including greater fuel efficiency, an advanced air filtration system that pumps out "new" air every couple minutes, and ambient LED lighting.
Beginning December 1, Delta One passengers on transoceanic flights will get to experience a whole new range of regionally-inspired cuisine that has been developed with the help of James Beard award-winning airline ambassador, Chef Linton Hopkins. Each dish utilizes ingredients sourced from the region that inspired it, reflecting the airline's wish to provide customers with items that welcome "local artisans, vendors and small-batch producers."


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Bleak. That's the one word to describe Under This Unbroken Sky. The novel starts with a brief prologue revealing that by the end of the book three people will be dead. That knowledge kept me going; if I hadn't known that fact, I may have decided the book was simply too depressing to finish. Nearly every possible bad thing happens to the two families who are connected because the father of one and mother of the other are siblings. At first both families are led by women who are essentially single moms. Maria's husband is in prison and Anna's prefers the company of a bottle and other women. Despite that, they actually seem to be doing well; Anna was able to acquire land for both families. Unfortunately everything goes downhill once both husbands return. They get into a dispute over the land, there's a fire that destroys much of the property and food, and so much more tragedy. It became a little too much to take, especially because the characters were not likable. The adults were irresponsible and most of the children were brats. The one bright spot came when young Lesya convinced Maria to include a chick with a deformity similar to Lesya's own in the batch being purchased; she named it Happiness.
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text: Google strategically purchased Motorola in 2012 for £7.9 billion to make Android-powered smart phones and utilise their patent portfolio to fight patent attacks aimed at their Android platform. This week Google announced the sale of Motorola's mobility unit to PC manufacturer Lenovo for £1.8 billion. Google will keep the 17,000+ strong patent collection, whereas Lenovo gets the phone-making unit itself and Motorola's strong brand (needed to tackle the US market). It is safe to assume Motorola will continue to create Android phones, but an additional Windows Phone line which has synergy with Lenovo's laptops would make a lot of sense too. If Lenovo was to split up its new phone unit into commercial and business offerings, they would be in a unique position to offer businesses, security and productivity focused smartphones. Could this be the move that sees Blackberry being squeezed out of corporate contracts completely?


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Technology Remains 'in Early Stages' in Larger Districts, Study Finds
Though sentiment in the nation's largest school districts strongly supports the belief that computers are beneficial to teaching, the process of integrating technology into precollegiate education remains "in its early stages," according to a new national study.
The report by the National School Boards Association, "Thinking about Technology in Schools: A 1988 Snapshot," also indicates that policymakers' wariness about such advanced technologies as "distance learning" and videodisks, coupled with a lack of comprehensive planning at the district level, may mean that the microcomputer will be the electronic teaching tool of choice in most districts for some time to come.
"[S]chools are barely scratching the surface of what can be done with computers and other new technologies to make classrooms more exciting and more effective for stu4dents," said Thomas A. Shannon, the nsba's executive director, in a statement that accompanied the 38-page report.
The organization is touting the survey of the nation's 773 largest school districts--those that enroll more than 10,000 students--as the first of its kind. It is designed, officials note, to serve as a "'snapshot' to which future studies may be compared." It was prepared by the research firm of Anderson, Neihbur, and Associates, Inc. and produced in cooperation with the Control Data Corporation of Minneapolis.
Conducted in the spring of 1988, the survey solicited the opinions of 5,150 educators, including district superintendents, school-board presidents, technology specialists, curriculum specialists, and funding coordinators.
"This is a substantial pulse-taking," said James A. Mecklenburger, director of the n.s.b.a.'s Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education.
"And my sense of it is that it doesn't paint a particularly encouraging picture" about existing conditions or the future of technology in precollegiate education, Mr. Mecklenburger added.
Among the findings of the report:
The surveyed districts' planning efforts for incorporating technology "vary from extensive to none." In addition, "most [of the 213 plans submitted to the researchers] did not have a comprehensive flavor."
Said Mr. Mecklenburger, "I think the most damning part of the report is the section on planning."
Most technology specialists tend to enhance existing systems by purchasing products with which they are familiar, rather than experimenting with new technologies.
"You're not going to see peopleel15lrunning out to buy NeXT machines," Mr. Mecklenburger said.
The NeXT is a recently introduced, highly advanced personal computer designed by a team led by Steven Jobs, the creator also of the Apple system. The new computer is being marketed primarily to colleges.
School officials often are "ill informed about what is or is not happening locally."
The report found, for example, that while 40 percent of school-board presidents, superintendents, and technology specialists said their districts use computers in their classrooms rather than in centralized computer labs, only 20 percent of curriculum directors said that was so.
The 754 technology specialists who responded to the survey, when asked to name the "top two suppliers" of software to schools, named the Minnesota Educational Com4puting Corporation--the choice of 37 percent of those sampled--and Sunburst Communications--favored by 35 percent.
Apple Computer Inc., which ran a distant third, was named by 16 percent of those sampled.
While the majority of educators reported being "very satisfied" with the type of computer used in their schools, only a third of the superintendents and less than a quarter of the curriculum specialists said they were similarly satisfied with the way those computers are used to teach.
Mr. Mecklenburger, a proponent of greater educational use of technology, noted that officials at many smaller districts that have not experimented with technology, might, after reading the report, "not feel so bad that they haven't done much."
Copies of the report may be ordered at $35 each, with discounts for n.s.b.a. direct affiliates, from the itte., 1680 Duke St., Alexandria, Va. 22314.--p.w.
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