One common criticism of the Princeton Review rankings is the simplicity of the questions posed to students who participated. Thomas Vander Ven, however, took a slightly different approach to his research.
 
When collecting data for his recently published book, Getting Wasted: Why College Students Drink Too Much and Party So Hard, Vander Ven focused on the rationale behind students’ alcohol tendencies rather than their guestimated levels of consumption.
 
http://www.npr.org/2011/08/17/139713669/...ing-wasted
 
His research involved a qualitative study including about 400 students. Vander Ven asked open-ended questions — such as “Why do you drink?” — in an attempt to encourage students to reflect on their habits.
 
Many students responded that they drink to lower inhibitions. Others reported that alcohol allows them to be their “real” selves.
 
http://www.thepostathens.com/culture/pos...444a0.html
 
More specifically, non-drinkers would be considered an out-group because they are not participating in the normative behavior of alcohol use. Subsequently, students who enter college determined to remain non-drinkers often give into peer pressure in order to become a part of the in-group (Borsari & Carey, 2001).
 
This article offers a couple of intervention policies. Calling for a national level of feedback to keep track of student behaviors using computerized tech.
 
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/appsych/opus/i.../fall/peer
 
Examples Illustrating Social Psychological Concepts
 
http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/crow/examples.htm
 
CROW: Course Resources On the Web

 

 

In the US 2011, a paper was published detailing the impact radiation exposure can have on developing fetuses and old children. The paper described the knowledge to date, including risks of exposure being greatest at specific intervals of human development. For instance, exposure at 2-7 weeks of gestation could result in a multitude of birth defects, miscarriage or still birth. While the paper focused primarily on the effects of exposure to ionizing EMF, this paper also highlighted the lack of good data to support the impact of other forms of non-ionizing radiation.
 
https://www.defendershield.com/radiation...-children/
 
Radiation from Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devices 
 

[Better Graphic at this link]

 
http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...mbardment/
 
Do You Know…
 
What a Radiation-Emitting Electronic Product Is?
 
A radiation-emitting electronic product is any product that uses electricity to power an electronic circuit that gives off any kind of radiation. Radiation means energy traveling across space.
 
http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency...193809.htm
 
Hands-free mobiles cut radiation risk by half
 
Consumers were left confused four years ago when a study by Which? suggested hands-free kits substantially increased emissions and one funded by the Department for Trade and Industry concluded the exact opposite.
 
Dr Michael Clark of the National Radiological Protection Board said: "These results show that hands-free kits reduce SAR values. Some results reported in 2000 claimed that SARs were increased by hands-free kits. This was hard to fathom at the time, and this work from York refutes that finding."
 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1...-half.html
 

 
 

Kerry: Doctoring of State Dept. video 'stupid and clumsy'



Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that whoever doctored several minutes of videotape from a State Department news briefing about the Iran nuclear negotiations was "stupid and clumsy and inappropriate."



Kerry, in Paris for discussions on restarting peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, made his first comments on the incident in which a section of the department's daily briefing was excised from the official video. Earlier in the day, GOP committee chairmen pressed for more information about the incident.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/jo...deo-223887



This is a problem that goes much deeper.....



Audio Shows Katie Couric Documentary Deceptively Edited Interview with Pro-Gun Activists

A new Katie Couric documentary advocating gun control was deceptively edited to make Second Amendment supporters look foolish, audio released by the supporters shows.



In “Under the Gun, Couric asks a group of gun rights supporters, “If there are no background checks for gun purchasers, how do you prevent felons or terrorists from purchasing a gun?” The documentary filmmakers spliced in footage of the activists sitting silently for nine seconds. One man looks down, seemingly uncomfortable, during the awkward silence. The documentary then moves on to the next scene of a cylinder on a revolver being closed.

 

http://thefederalist.com/2016/05/26/kati...interview/







Media Ethics - Behind the Scenes



Like photo manipulation, multimedia video editing and doctoring can have huge effects on the perception of the end user. We are constantly being bombarded with images and video that have been cut, altered or adjusted to encapsulate a predetermined message to the viewer. It is left to us as the consumer of media to decipher the value of what is presented. Whether a documentary, a news package or a feature film, the visual is not always what it may seem.



http://cm503.weebly.com/editing--doctoring.html



The sound of silence is a powerful input of emotion.

These 33 Cities Cheated on Lead Contamination Tests, Similar to Flint, Michigan

At least 33 cities in the U.S. cheated when testing water for lead contamination. With these “cheats the cities misrepresented the amount of lead in their water supply, according to a Guardian investigation.

Not only does this raise concern for those cities, but surrounding towns as well, The Guardian added. Several big cities sell water to almost “400 adjacent cities and towns.
https://ecowatch.com/2016/06/02/cities-c...sts-flint/



Flint makes sparks!

The irony is that people not only know their rulers and society overall are two-faced, they expect it. Whether consciously or subconsciously we all know lying and deception are inherent to the matrix that’s been foisted upon us.
 
Another irony is that even in the definition of Janus there are two very different versions as to whom this mythological character really was.
 

 
…the Illuminati secret formula for world revolution and deceit. This is how and why Satan is making such incredible progress. The Janus Factor is Satan’s hidden method. The two-faced Roman god Janus was known as “Keeper of the Keys” and as “Interpreter of the Mysteries.” Throughout history, Janus operatives—Darwin, Hegel, Freud, Marx, Lenin, Obama, and others—have successfully employed the Janus method to psychically and culturally churn global events and overturn all standards of morality and human dignity.
 
http://www.zengardner.com/janus-illumina...deception/
 
An Initial View of the Nature of Interpretation: Conservation and Creativity
 
As might be expected, as a result of these different (although often intertwining) intellectual backgrounds and sources of interest in interpretation, legal theorists approach this subject with very different questions and concerns to which they give concomitantly different answers. For all this, however, a surprising number of legal theorists agree—at least at an abstract level—about one central characteristic of interpretation, namely that interpretation is a Janus-faced concept, encompassing both a backward-looking conserving component, and a forward-looking creative one. In other words, an interpretation of something is an interpretation of something—it presupposes that there is a something, or an original, there to be interpreted, and to which any valid interpretation must be faithful to some extent, thus differentiating interpretation from pure invention—but it is also an interpretation of something, i.e. an attempt not merely to reproduce but to make something of or bring something out of an original.
 
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/legal-reas-interpret/
 

 
Dualism at its finest.
 
 

When the morning comes and I wake I like to ride around the neighborhood for exercise and maybe run an errand or two to pick up a few things at the local mom and pop shop. It helps to clear my mind, breathe in the fresh air, and feel the life within.
 
Today, while riding through the park I saw a father playing catch with his son on the diamond. It got me thinking....oh, no....here it comes....that thinking thing again. Doing the positive things for myself takes practice. Sometimes, it's a hard thing to do. Shepardising my own thoughts takes time and patience. Working inward to bring it out in the light to look at it in all its ugly glory. Sometimes, what one sees inside is very ugly indeed and very hard to fix. 
 
But, the positive things cannot be ignored. Seeing the positive is cause for growth, too. Seeing is one thing, understanding is another....that takes practice.
 
A smile here, a wave to policeman in the park, a word of concern and encouragement to a stranger or two. It's a start for a good day and hoping for best for myself as well as others.....
 
It's the simple things, like playing catch with the old man that gives us the spirit of love and understanding.
 
'If You Build It, They Will Come' Ecclesiology
 
Actual quote: "If you build it, he will come" from Field of Dreams.
 
Possibly a confusion of the Wayne's World 2 quote "If you book them, they will come." Said by the spirit of Jim Morrison.
 
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/List_of_misquotations
 
In our ongoing analysis of The Coming Evangelical Collapse we must inevitably examine what I call the “new ecclesiology” or doctrine of the church. I say new because there has been a shift in how we understand and define the church, so much so that the institution itself is being redesigned and much of its life reoriented.
 
Given the massive numbers of people that this model attracts, there is the practical requirement for countless volunteers just to manage operations. Add to this the need for hundreds of Bible study leaders, Sunday school teachers, and children’s workers, and standards begin to drop in order to fill practical needs. Business models and strategies are emphasized over and against theological depth. I have sat in such churches, attended Bible study classes only to be shocked by the ignorance of those teaching. Many are completely ignorant of church history and the most basic theological terms and concepts and those responsible for providing oversight and guidance are mostly unaware of what is missing. It is often the blind leading the blind.
 
Read more at 
 
http://www.christianpost.com/news/if-you...ogy-38699/
 
Do these attitudes help contribute to 'selfie' society? Possibly increasing negative narcissistic behavior?
 
Something to meditate on ........... 
 
I miss playing catch!
 
Do you miss it too?
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hard hitting interview with President Richard Nixon concerning the Watergate Scandals. Made in a time when interviews were, in a sense, unscripted. David Frost really did his homework on this one. These interviews are great because Nixon was asked questions he didn't know were coming. Which makes for great reporting.
 
Nixon comes off really well. He shows in human side in a way that brings a certain truth to what he's trying to tell the American Public. He made mistakes. He admitted them. Admitted to failing the American spirit in a way that we used to have but seems to be fading away from our public consciousness. The true meaning of our continued existence as country of freedom and innovation.
 
This is the complete series of interviews done in 1977
 
https://youtu.be/rTKOJ0HwlkI
 
 
https://youtu.be/rTKOJ0HwlkI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=anwy2MPT5RE
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=anwy2MPT5RE
 
The real origin of the term comes from a 1970 Monty Python’s Flying Circus skit.  In this skit, all the restaurant’s menu items devolve into SPAM.  When the waitress repeats the word SPAM, a group of Vikings in the corner sing “SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, lovely SPAM!  Wonderful SPAM!”, drowning out other conversation, until they are finally told to shut it.
 
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/...k-message/
 
 

A thought experiment called "Roko's Basilisk" takes the notion of world-ending artificial intelligence to a new extreme, suggesting that all-powerful robots may one day torture those who didn't help them come into existence sooner.
 
Weirder still, some make the argument that simply knowing about Roko's Basilisk now may be all the cause needed for this intelligence to torture you later. Certainly weirdest of all: Within the parameters of this thought experiment, there's a compelling case to be made that you, as you read these words now, are a computer simulation that's been generated by this AI as it researches your life.
 
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-r...?op=1&IR=T
 

If you've been asking yourself "who's behind this push for the link tax?" look no further than giant publishing houses and their lobbyists hoping to become like the next generation of record labels. But how are they framing their bid for more copyright control? Read on to find out.
 
Record labels 2.0: how publishing giants are framing their push for the link tax
 
https://openmedia.org/en/record-labels-2...h-link-tax
 

 
The EU ‘attack on the hyperlink’. What’s it all about?
 
The idea is about ancillary copyright. What that means is that a link you make to material that may be under copyright, like an article on CluckZ, is, itself, subject to copyright.
 
Under ancillary copyright, a person who links to this CluckZ article could be pursued for violating CluckZ’s copyright.
 
https://www.clickz.com/2015/11/11/the-eu...-all-about
 
According to the leaked draft, copyright holders are concerned about their content being monetised by others, without licensing, through content aggregation. This is where a rights holder or creator releases their own content online, which is then aggregated by a third party, re-packaged and re-sold.
 
Under the existing interpretation of the right of communication to the public, if a work has been made available online, linking to it does not expose it to new audiences, so the right remains intact and linking is not an infringement. But the commission proposes to overhaul these rules in order to harmonise them across the EU now that some member states have tried to solve this issue on their own.
 
http://theconversation.com/no-the-eu-is-...egal-50484
 
Hyperlink At Your Own Risk
 
Hyperlinks are inserted into a Web site by the site's owner, who can create the link without the assistance of the owner of the linked-to site. Under standard "netiquette," such links are added without the permission of the linked site. Such is the case, in part, because the link benefits the linked site by bringing it additional viewers.
 
Recently, however, a series of lawsuits have drawn into doubt the continued viability of this practice. These suits are driven by a number of concerns, principal among them is the advertising potential of the Web. Advertisers are willing to post ads based on the traffic and number of viewers attracted to a site.
 
http://www.internetlibrary.com/publicati...or_art.cfm
 
EU Commission continues slow march towards innovation-killing link tax
 
Now that the EU Commission has opened a new consultation on ancillary copyright, they're looking to justify the need for the link tax. Read Ruth's take on Günther H. Oettinger's speech in Brussels this evening. 
 
https://openmedia.org/en/eu-commission-c...g-link-tax
 
Tell the European Commission NOW: Censoring links breaks the Internet
 
https://savethelink.org/
 
 
 
 
 
All those links from the above cut and paste would now be subject to tax.
 
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