Thursday, September 28, 2006

Cognitive therapy

http://mail.med.upenn.edu/~abeck/ psychology research depression. Written several books on depression. Cognitive therapy -- correcting cognitive distortions -- "...increasing patients' objectivity regarding their misinterpretations of situations or subjective sensations or feelings (cognitive distortions) and their negative expectancies,..." ... "This work demonstrates the capacity of psychiatrically ill patients to compensate for their biological and psychological vulnerabilities." http://www.beckinstitute.org/
Related: "Happiness isn't normal" Time Magazine, Feb 13, 2006
http://www.candleinthedark.com/beck.html list of cognitive distortions

Horse and Buggy Mennonites

Horse and Buggy Mennonites: Hoofbeats of Humility in a Postmodern World, by Donald B. Kraybill(?) and(?) James P. Hurd. "about 8 children per family, and 90% of the community's children become full church members..." Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Horse-Buggy-Mennonites-Publications-Pennsylvania/dp/0271028661/ref=sr_11_1/102-3174971-7646532?ie=UTF8
PSU Press: http://www.psupress.org/books/titles/0-271-02865-3.html
"...the Wengers have learned that it is impossible to maintain a truly static culture, and so examining the ways in which the Wengers cautiously and incrementally adapt..."
Religious News Service: http://religionnews.com/ArticleofWeek083106.html
"If we live our basic beliefs, our children will catch it."

QuickiePedia

Apparently there used to be a site called QuickiePedia.com, but according to this site, it's due to be deleted on December 31, 1969.

Pink Floyd the Wall

IMDB: Pink Floyd the Wall
http://www.thewallanalysis.com/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall
Pink Floyd official site: http://www.pinkfloyd.co.uk/

Through a Glass Darkly

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_a_Glass_Darkly_%28film%29
IMDB: Through a Glass Darkly

THE GREAT FAILURE OF WIKIPEDIA

http://www.cow.net/transcript.txt THE GREAT FAILURE OF WIKIPEDIA

monkeysphere

http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/monkeysphere.html
Source article for monkeysphere: http://www.bbsonline.org/documents/a/00/00/05/65/bbs00000565-00/bbs.dunbar.html