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Topic: Disappointment


In the News (Mon 6 Jul 09)

  
  Great Disappointment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Great Disappointment was a period in the early history of certain Christian denominations in the United States, which began when Jesus failed to reappear on the appointed day of October 22, 1844 as some Christians had expected.
Miller recorded his personal disappointment in his memoirs: "Were I to live my life over again, with the same evidence that I then had, to be honest with God and man, I should have to do as I have done.
The Great Disappointment is viewed as an example of how the psychological phenomenon of cognitive dissonance manifests itself through failed prophecies which often arise in a religious context.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Disappointment   (853 words)

  
 Cape Disappointment State Park (page 1 of 2)
Cape Disappointment State Park (formerly Fort Canby State Park) is a 1,882-acre camping park on the Long Beach Peninsula, fronted by the Pacific Ocean.
The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse was constructed in 1856 to warn seamen of the treacherous river bar known by then as "the graveyard of the Pacific." This is the oldest functioning lighthouse on the West Coast.
In 1862, Cape Disappointment was armed with smoothbore cannons to protect the mouth of the Columbia River from enemies.
parks.wa.gov /parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Cape+Disappointment&pageno=1   (739 words)

  
 PoliPundit.com » Thoughts on the Miers Withdrawal
Disappointment that the lady was put through a wringer with scarcely any defenders at all.
Disappointment that many of us conservatives had to publicly break with the president on such an important issue.
Disappointment that this had such a political downside, instead of being a rallying point.
polipundit.com /index.php?p=10846   (202 words)

  
 Disappointment - Dealing with Disappointment - Lesson Plans - Elementary
Ask a family member or neighbor to tell you about a time when he or she felt disappointed because something important didn't turn out very well.
If your child experiences a disappointment, talk about it and help him or her learn from the experience.
When your child is suffering a disappointment, remind him or her of other times when things went badly but turned out okay.
www.goodcharacter.com /YCC/Disappointment.html   (1702 words)

  
 Crosswalk.com - When there is disappointment with the church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
So anytime someone is deeply disappointed by a church, there are about 55 people who take a low view of that church, most of whom have never attended there.
When church members use their disappointment as an excuse to be unfaithful to Jesus Christ, they are shirking their responsibility to God.
If you are looking for disappointment or flaws, you will find them: in the pastor, the music, and any one of the programs.
www.learnathome.com /560482.html   (553 words)

  
 Running Head: Regret and Disappointment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
(1998b) question if disappointment and regret are two distinct emotions or if they are simply two names for the same emotion.
            The disappointment theory states that when a subject is considering a risky action, he or she will form a prior expectation of the payoff, and if the outcome is worse than expected, he or she will experience the emotion called disappointment.
In the study created by Kelsey and Schepanski, results show that disappointment and regret found a strong influence or regret and some evidence of the effects of disappointment.
psych.fullerton.edu /psych305/students/gc/FINALPAPER.htm   (1409 words)

  
 Cape Disappointment Historic District--Lewis and Clark Expedition: A National Register of Historic Places Travel ...
Cape Disappointment is a large headland forming the northern portion of the mouth of the Columbia River, as it opens to the Pacific Ocean.
Today, Cape Disappointment is also known as an important early landmark in the navigation of the Pacific Coast, the site of two well known lighthouses, and the oldest coastal defense installation in the state of Washington.
Cape Disappointment State Park is located on the cape, and includes a Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/lewisandclark/cap.htm   (545 words)

  
 Romantic Disappointment (Purposeful Singleness)
Along with romantic disappointment you've probably also suffered the pain of rejection, of being misunderstood, of wondering why this was happening to you, and perhaps even wondering what's "wrong" with you.
Overcoming the negative effects of disappointment involves three aspects: understanding and accepting the stages of grief, forgiving the other person, and believing the truth about what gives life meaning and purpose.
It helps tremendously to understand the emotions that disappointment and grief throw at you, and to realize that each one is a part of the process of healing.
www.singleness.org /romantic.shtml   (1215 words)

  
 Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, Washington at Lighthousefriends.com
The original lens was used in at least three lighthouses and then put on display at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment State Park.
Cape Disappointment Lightstation was tended by the revered Captain J.W. "Joel" Munson from 1865 to 1877.
The first-order Fresnel lens formerly used in the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse is on display at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.
www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=115   (798 words)

  
 Disappointment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Disappointment is the emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met.
Example: A famous singer promises his fans a concert to remember.
Personal issues or bad weather causes the concert to be cancelled or postponed indefinitely, leading to disappointment; or say, when parents have a daughter or son whom they expect to succeed in something but the daughter or son proceeds to fail, the parents may be disappointed in them.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Disappointment   (172 words)

  
 Cape Disappointment
Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment, situated at the mouth of the Columbia River, is the largest Coast Guard search and rescue station on the Northwest Coast, with 50 crewmembers assigned.
Also co-located with the station is the oldest lighthouse on the Northwest Coast of the United States, Cape Disappointment Light, marking the north side of the Columbia River Bar.
The Cape Disappointment headland was first charted as ‘San Roque’ by a Spanish explorer named Bruno Heceta while exploring the Northwest Coast in August 1775.
www.uscg.mil /d13/units/gruastoria/cd.htm   (573 words)

  
 Disappointment Quotes & Quotations compiled by GIGA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Man must be disappointed with the lesser things of life before he can comprehend the full value of the greater.
While sagacity contrives, patience matures, and labor industriously executes, disappointment laughs at the curious fabric, formed by so many efforts, and gay with so many brilliant colors, and, while the artists imagine the work arrived at the moment of completion, brushes away the beautiful web, and leaves nothing behind.
It is generally known that he who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a moral sentence or peevish exclamation.
www.giga-usa.com /gigaweb1/quotes2/qutopdisappointmentx001.htm   (657 words)

  
 CD Baby: GRAVY MONSTER & CACTUSHEAD: Disappointment
Disappointment is a celebration of things going wrong and things getting worse.
Fast forward to the present and the band has come together to present the world with a collection of 13 songs that celebrate disappointment on a far more gut-wrenching level than simply being unable to order food in the middle of the night.
From the jazzy opening of the Disappointment Suite to the country romp of Heart-Aching Cowboy Song to the slam-poetry-metal of Woman!, the fourth album from GM&C is destined to make you never so glad to be so disappointed.
cdbaby.com /cd/gravymonster4   (340 words)

  
 Cerulean Sanctum: On Disappointment
After a while you take a look at your list of goals in life and ask, "What was I thinking?" And while that's not the commonly accepted Christian response to goal-setting--at least from what all the bestsellers on the Christian bookstore shelves say--it may be closer to the truth than some wish to admit.
There is no disappointment in the Father for in His right hand are pleasures forever (Psalm 16:11.) And we know who sits in that strong right hand.
The Christian who lives in a blessing bubble is on an unswerving course to disappointment.
www.dedelen.com /2005/10/on-disappointment.html   (1783 words)

  
 ENN: Environmental News Network [[Today's News Full Story ]]
To the disappointment of environmentalists and those with a financial stake in alternatives to fossil fuels, most of the $14.5 billion in tax breaks will help producers and users of oil, natural gas and coal.
Still, boosters of wind, solar and biofuels said their tiny segment of the market will also benefit from the legislation, as will consumers looking to conserve fuel at home or on the road.
"This bill is a major disappointment from an energy-policy perspective," said Dan Reicher, a former assistant secretary in the Energy Department during the Clinton administration and president of New Energy Capital Corp., a venture capital firm that specializes in renewables.
www.enn.com /today.html?id=8387   (1099 words)

  
 Lewis and Clark's Camp Disappointment in Blackfeet Country ~ NW Montana ~ Glacier National Park
The northernmost point reached by the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Camp Disappointment, is approximately 12 miles northeast of Browning on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
He called this northern-most campsite of the expedition ‘Camp Disappointment’ since this meant the Marias did not reach 50 degrees north latitude.
Lewis and Clark's Camp Disappointment is located about 12 miles northeast of Browning on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation with the mountains of Glacier National Park in the background.
www.blackfeetcountry.com /campdisappointment.html   (502 words)

  
 Bookreporter.com - THE DISAPPOINTMENT ARTIST by Jonathan Lethem
In THE DISAPPOINTMENT ARTIST, novelist Jonathan Lethem examines some of the influences that have shaped him, as an artist and as a person.
He is especially cruel to other writers, even students; Lethem examines Dahlberg's implicit self-loathing and compares it with his aunt's more positive approach.
When a reader (or viewer or listener) invests so much of himself in any given artist, the normal peaks and troughs of an artistic career become so meaningful that the disappointment of lesser works is nearly unbearable.
www.bookreporter.com /reviews2/0385512171.asp   (578 words)

  
 Booklet - When Disappointment Deceives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
No one is immune to disappointment,though some have been led to believe that following the God of the Bible spares us from being let down.
But even He is not spared from experiencing disappointment.
There is more happening to us in our disappointment than many of us realize.If we can agree on this point, perhaps we can embark on a journey to see in the following pages more of what is really going on.
www.rbc.org /bible_study/discovery_series/booklet/31133.aspx   (198 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Is That All There Is?: Balancing Expectation and Disappointment in Your Life: Books: David Brandt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
His goal is to "unwrap the mysteries of [disappointment], show the variety of human responses to it, and reveal, surprisingly, how each of us can use disappointment for our own gain."
Dr. Brandt defines the various causes of disappointment and offers tips and techniques for learning how to minimize their impact on your life.
Readers wanting to learn how to avoid depression and energy loss resulting from disappointment will find Is That All There Is? teaches the skills they need to convert disappointment to a positive force in their lives.
www.amazon.com /That-All-There-Expectation-Disappointment/dp/1886230137   (896 words)

  
 Dealing with Disappointment:
On the other hand, the result is often due to circumstances we either don't understand or over which we have little control.
We often perceive the disappointments as personal failures.
Or, maybe it could result from running a personal best in a race and "losing", managing to come in a disappointing third place.
www.extremeultrarunning.com /Dealing.htm   (1611 words)

  
 The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page: Quotes on Disappointment
It is by this kind of observation that we grow daily less liable to be disappointed."
"The excesses of hope must be expiated by pain; and expectations improperly indulged, must end in disappointment.
I am afraid, every man that recollects his hopes must confess his disappointment; and own that day has glided unprofitably after day, and that he is still at the distance from the point of happiness.
www.samueljohnson.com /disappoi.html   (244 words)

  
 Booklet - Praying With Confidence: Overcoming Disappointment In Prayer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Disappointment has a way of turning prayers into silence.
It can be hard to pray when you are bitter and angry toward people you believe are ruining your life.
To view a file in PDF format, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
www.rbc.org /bible_study/discovery_series/booklet/31039.aspx   (181 words)

  
 Camp Disappointment--Lewis and Clark Expedition: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Lewis and three companions, George Drouillard and the Field brothers, Joseph and Reubin, spent July 22 to July 26, 1806, at Camp Disappointment, the northernmost campsite of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Camp Disappointment, a National Historic Landmark, is located on the Blackfeet Reservation near Browning, Montana.
You can also download (in pdf) the Camp Disappointment National Historic Landmark nomination.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/lewisandclark/dis.htm   (237 words)

  
 Cycling Disappointment
I must admit I was disappointed in my time.
I was only a few seconds faster than last year in the same race--granted, I had to stop at the turnaround because the girl in front of me stopped and blocked the way, and I have only had the bike a few weeks--but I expected more.
Should I be disappointed, or is this something that will take time to show a noticeable effect?
www.beginnertriathlete.com /discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=49175   (1357 words)

  
 definition of disappointment
The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration.
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www.brainydictionary.com /words/di/disappointment154777.html   (102 words)

  
 Biggest Disappointment: TiVo [Fool.com: Motley Fool Take] February 21, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Not that TiVo's (Nasdaq: TIVO) a full-on defeat, but for the past couple of years, "disappointment" seems to be a reasonable word to describe the company.
I was once a TiVo bull -- I even owned shares long ago -- but lately it seems as if TiVo has stalled out in the innovation department.
However, for a company that has had so much promise over the years, recent events -- or lack thereof -- lend credence to the idea that TiVo is a strong contender for "biggest disappointment" in recent memory.
www.fool.com /news/mft/2006/mft06022139.htm   (809 words)

  
 The Arabist » Disappointment
Certainly we would like to see President Mubarak and his government follow through on that pledge.
So with respect to this particular action, I can only say that we’re disappointed.
But it appears that it is now going to extend — this emergency law is going to extend far out into the future, at least for a couple of years, and I think that — I would characterize that as a real disappointment to us.
arabist.net /archives/2006/05/03/disappointment   (306 words)

  
 New Songs for Peace > Song Submissions > "Disappointment" by Melissa Axel [Lyrics, MP3]
And love each other as we grow out of our disappointment
Weaving back, forth, up and down and in and out of...
Joy, love, hate, rage, peace, fear, fire, and disappointment
www.newsongsforpeace.org /songs-axel1.html   (184 words)

  
 Flickr: Photos tagged with disappointment
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