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- Bumper Stickers Wax Philosophical in New Book - KPBS
- Educational Leadership Style - Associated Content
- New book by philosopher Lenn Goodman takes on science ... - Vanderbilt University News
- Artificial Christmas Trees - New Website Launches - PR-USA.net
| Bumper Stickers Wax Philosophical in New Book - KPBS Posted: 24 Mar 2010 10:54 AM PDT "Remember my name. You'll be screaming it later." I'm stuck at a red light on India Street and Laurel, behind what appears to be a 1990's Honda Civic. And I'm being subjected to one of the oldest (and most cringe-worthy) pick-up lines in the book. Via bumper sticker. Do you kiss your wife with that mouth? I want to say, sticking it to him. Pun intended. After all, this is a story about bumper stickers, quite possibly the punniest bits of wisdom pre-Twitter. Instead, I find myself thinking about how these one-sentence witticisms provide a raw glimpse into someone's otherwise-mysterious psyche. Would I be just as offended by this nondescript young gentleman if I ran into him at a bar? What if we were all forced to decorate - or deface - our vehicles by slapping one on? And most importantly, what would yours say? For those entranced by the cult of bumper stickers, author (and Coronado native) Jack Bowen has a book for you.
Above: Book cover for "If You Can Read This: The Philosophy of Bumper Stickers". Written by Jack Bowen who teaches Philosophy at the Menlo school in Atherton. His "If You Can Read This: This Philosophy of Bumper Stickers" relies on Plato, pop culture, and decades worth of sticker stock to dissect the meaning behind those other highway billboards. From "Free Tibet" to "Life is Just Like a Straw – It Sucks," Bowen explores the symbolism and deeper philosophical meanings behind such credos, even providing a nifty visual glossary of Darwin vs. Creation fish. And he's not just another roadside prophet – his C.V. includes the best-selling "Journey Through The Landscape of Philosophy" and a documentary with Richard Dawkins and Leonard Susskind, The Nature of Existence. He'll also be in town this week for some book signing (and in the studio for a These Days interview). I thought it'd fun to find out some of the KPBS crew's best and worst bumper sticker sightings. Arts and Culture Producer Angela Carone was aghast when she spotted "If you keep riding my ass, you'll have to pull my hair" in traffic. Meanwhile, Environmental Reporter Ed Joyce adores "Whirled Peas" and "Kill Your Television." His least favorite? "Probably those "my kid made the (blah, blah school) honor roll," says Joyce. I agree (this one's covered extensively by Bowen in the book, by the way.) As for Erik Anderson, Editor and ATC News Anchor: "My Favorite: Tolerance." A good philosophy to have, indeed, when sharing the road. Author Jack Bowen will host book signings at Bay Books in Coronado this Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Warwick's this Monday at 7:30 p.m. Culture Lusters, what are some of your most memorable bumper stickers? Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | ||
| Educational Leadership Style - Associated Content Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:22 AM PDT The leadership style of an educational leader is formed through their personal values. These values determine the direction of the educational system. It is difficult for any administrator to lead an organization when the values of the two do not align. It is important that the educational leader has the same value system as the established school vision. An educational leader reflects on their values periodically. Questions the educational leader should consider include: Do I cherish this value and am I passionate about it? If you believe in these values and are consistent in your beliefs, your staff will see your commitment and follow your lead. Personal leadership is the essence that generates the positive tension that creates the environment for individuals to align their lives with the values they believe. The more consistency the educational leader shows, the more faith the school community will have in that leader. The individuals in a well-structured and cohesive environment share several common characteristics. These characteristics elicit a learning environment that is positive and safe for student learning. All stakeholders become team players and are willing to go above and beyond their normal call of duty to achieve success. With alignment of the educational vision, the purpose becomes a driving force for the entire educational community. This allows the educational body to perceive this vision as their current reality. The vision comprised of agreed upon values then becomes an alley, rather than an enemy. A value system requires the belief that working with the forces of change enables a positive environment. Resisting change causes dissension and an uneasy educational environment. An environment without cohesive values, beliefs and goals will promote poor student learning. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | ||
| New book by philosopher Lenn Goodman takes on science ... - Vanderbilt University News Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:38 AM PDT  Photo courtesy Routledge Publishing "Not so fast," says philosopher Lenn E. Goodman. In his new book Creation and Evolution, Goodman argues that religion and the life sciences are in truth deeply complementary. "Any kind of fundamentalism tends to be a misleading point of view," said Goodman, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Humanities and professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt. "Thinking that way can obscure the real biblical message and also distort the deepest insights and richest findings of Darwinian science." In Creation and Evolution, Goodman meticulously lays out the evidence for natural selection, comparing and contrasting the creation story in Genesis. He traces the historical and conceptual backgrounds of evolution controversies and shows how the two perspectives can enrich one another. "Many of us feel that the time is long past due for declaring a truce in the war between evolution and theism," said Nicholas Rescher, Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. "But making a cogent and sensible case for this conviction is not as easy as it sounds, so we cannot but welcome the decency and elegance which Goodman's wise and widely informed deliberations come to our aid." Creation and Evolution was published in February by Routledge. Contact: Jim Patterson, (615) 322-NEWS Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | ||
| Artificial Christmas Trees - New Website Launches - PR-USA.net Posted: 24 Mar 2010 11:01 AM PDT - After an incredibly successful season and many positive reviews of the 'old' ecommerce website the Christmas Tree Company today announces the launch of their redesigned website. | The Christmas Tree Company is celebrating with the launch of their new ecommerce website. The redesigned site is an innovative new ecommerce one, incorporating modern technologies to deliver the best user and navigational experience to their customers. The aim of this site is simple, to improve upon the previous site by listening to their customers requests and comments to deliver a truly unique Christmas product shopping experience. The Christmas Tree Company website (http://www.christmas-tree-company.co.uk) is the latest venture into cyberspace for the Christmas Tree Company. With the release of their then brand new e-commerce website in the summer of 2009, the new dedicated Christmas Blog launch at the beginning of 2010 (http://www.christmas-tree-company-blog.co.uk) and their ever-presence on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook this is a company that really values and grasps the ever changing technology advancements that can help drive businesses forward, and more importantly, help them to engage and communicate with their customers. This new website helps to continue the companies' philosophy of continual improvement. It is this philosophy that sees the continual improvement in procurement, for example the imminent arrival of a completely new type of PE Artificial Christmas trees and personalised hand painted baubles not to mention their soon to be released range of bespoke, personalised Christmas crackers. "The web is filled with inadequate ecommerce websites that are filled with poor navigation, making usability and accessibility impossible for some users" said Mr Myers, director of the Christmas Tree Company. "We want the web to be available for all users, and at the same time extending our reach into the Christmas market. We aim to provide a knowledgeable information based business which helps our customers to make an informed choice when purchasing on our website." The new website includes pages updated on a weekly basis delivering in depth product news to really help UK consumers to learn about Christmas products available on the market. The Christmas Tree Company (http://www.christmas-tree-company.co.uk) are fast becoming the webs largest online retailer of Artificial and Real Christmas trees and associated products and services. The Christmas Tree Company also supply bespoke Christmas decorations and provide Corporate Christmas Tree hire services in the UK. Trading online with a combined sixteen years experience in the Ecommerce and retail sector they began trading online via a bespoke Ecommerce website in 2009. The company currently employs several dedicated Ecommerce and sales teams and trade via a network of hand selected UK based suppliers. A main objective of the company is to offer customers free delivery on many products, something that is unique in this sector. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |
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