THE BIG SLEEP
WILSON WINS 2 AWARDS Brian Wilson won 2 awards over the week-end. The first was an arm of the Grammies. It is called MUSIC CARES and Brian won for his work to help cancer in the name of his late … Continue reading →
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WILSON WON 2 AWARDS
WILSON WINS 2 AWARDS Brian Wilson won 2 awards over the week-end. The first was an arm of the Grammies. It is called MUSIC CARES and Brian won for his work to help cancer in the name of his late … Continue reading →
BRANDEIS IN THE FIFTIES
BRANDEIS/ DOWNTOWN OMAHA/ 50’S As a child, I took the trolley with an adult to the downtown. By the mid 60’s Petula Clark was signing about if your blue, go downtown. Then that song became quickly dated. In the 50’s, … Continue reading →
MY FATHER’S COMPANY CAR
MY FATHER’S COMPANY CARS My dad was a salesman, but by the time he finished his 50 year stint with an allied chemical company, he was many things. This includes consultant, technologist, tech chemist, and branch manager of a territory … Continue reading →
HARD AND SOFT SCIENCES
HARD AND SOFT SCIENCES/ BEHAVIORAL METHODOLOGIES AND MEDICINE Abstract: A new term is introduced. Social sciences are not scientific. They lack ratio numbers. Therefore, sociology may have two levels of findings. The entry level is that of DISCOVERY. Some interesting … Continue reading →
DECONSTRUCTING META-ANALYSIS
DECONSTRUCTING META-ANALYSIS Abstract: The authors suggest phasing out meta-analysis. We tried a statistical technique to nominalize the data so conclusions were more cautious (Snell & Marsh, 2003.) However, now years later, we believe that meta-analysis is not viable, nor is … Continue reading →
ROBERT REDFORD
Callan, Michael Feeny (2011) Robert Redford, The Biography New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 613 pages Bobby knew the line. With his bike, he could look across the street to the homes of the stars of Hollywood. They were household names. … Continue reading →
CHEATING WIVES
CHEATING WIVES Ali, Lorraine & Lisa Miller (2004) “The Secret Lives of Wives” NEWSWEEK, July 12, p.47-54 The statistics on sexual activity are not very reliable. To complicate matters, in most studies women undercount the number of affairs and men … Continue reading →
SAVING YOUR CHILD
CAB YOU SAVE YOUR CHILD FROM PREDATORS ON THE INTERNET Kelly, Katy (2005) To protect the innocent U.S.NEWS&WORLD REPORT, 6/13, 72-73. Cam you imagine the excitement a child has talking with a really neat person on the internet who knows … Continue reading →
PLAIN TO PRETTY
PLAIN TO PRETTY INTRODUCTIONFor the purpose of this paper, we will assume that only women are concerned about their appearance. Why? Attractive women appear to have more choices in life. Further, a near pretty female with proper cosmetics and related … Continue reading →