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White: 57%
Non-White: 17.7%
Total: 53.4%
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White: 59% (+2%)
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Total: 47.9% (-5.5%)
Third, economic inequality breeds resentment when it interacts with ethnicity. If you are poor and notice that most members of the ethnic group you belong to are poor white the majority population is rich, you are more likely to assume that the economic system is fundamentally rigged against you due to racism, discrimination, exploitation etc and resent it.
But here in the USA despite having higher average income than whites Asians vote democrat. The Republican party is considered a white man's party. I think that they can combat that by running black and Hispanic candidates.
Running Tokens, like what the Democrats do, will not work. Mia Love, Cruz, and West received ZERO coverage from the media during the RNC and they're far from the Tokens like Maxine Waters:
The best solution is Secession. Secede now while people still have the will. Chase Liberals out of the territories that secede and guard your borders.
Americans have guns. I own more guns than I was ever issued while in the Marines. Real Americans could secede and have the will to defend. We'd also have the ability to wage war. People tend to leave this off of the table as it's undesirable for most Conservatives but realistically it would solve many problems that will not be fixed in Washington: the Welfare State, illegals, and the bloated Federal Government. It wouldn't be pretty but considering the Left is anti-military I know plenty of guys, retired and still serving, who would jump at the chance to chase them out.
Asians vote Democrat mainly because Asians are socially very liberal.ReplyDelete
Republicans should go after Asians and white liberals (who are actually economically conservative, but identify as "liberal" for cultural and class reasons). Republicans were winning Asians as a group as recently as the early 90's. It's primarily the opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion (which are seen as low-class) that is turning off these groups. The GOP would be smart to nominate a libertarian in 2016 if they want to win. A "moderate" won't cut it because they're pressured to flip-flop during the primary, which will be used against them in the general election.Delete
I'm afraid your numbers regarding voting trends by race seem to be cherry picked. I mean, what's so special about 1988? Did you choose it because it makes your argument look better?
What's scary for the Republicans is that their support among non-whites actually has been decreasing in the last few elections. A lower percentage of non-whites voted Republican in 2008 than in 2004, and fewer still voted Republican in 2012 than in 2008. Granted, I don't think this trend will continue much further (simply because there won't be many Republican non-whites left who can switch sides) but that's before we take the demographic shifts into account.
Tino, the highest apexes in the Swedish right are not ignorant or stupid.
Their private polling would have revealed to them since long the trends that you are now showing.
What they have done is simply taken "You cannot have a welfare state and open borders" to their hearts and in it found the instrument of destruction of the welfare state.
By massively increasing the number of welfare state dependents (through mass immigration), they are making sure that the final outcome will be either one of following two.
#1. The welfare state collapsing under its own weight and a forced movement towards lower wages, more flexible labor regulation, lower taxes etc.
#2. An entrenched welfare state (by virtue of the voting power of the welfare state dependents) with "high" wages and high taxes. However, due to mass unemployment, tax subsidized employment will be offered on a massive scale. To the corporations, the outcome will be the same as in #1 above i.e. labor costs will be significantly lower.
On the percentages you gave, for the 1988 republican vote, the outcome should have been 51.1%. To get 53% there should have been 90% white voters, or 30% non-white republican voters , or 60% white republican voters.ReplyDelete
The Swedish "right" is rather a syncretic amalgam of post-Marxism in regard to social issues, and third way in regard to economics. Much of this are much likely tactics, which in turn are due to inherent trends within the Swedish establishment, but might also reflect a general subversion made by people that want to divide and conquer and impose their libertarian dogmas on a economically strong guinea-pig.
One of the best things that could happen to Sweden is if a right-wing party like the Swiss People's Party in Switzerland could get 25-30% of the voter's support, or more, and also get support of a more radical party that makes a national conservative party looking innoxious and mainstream. But unfortunately, I can't really see that happen in the near future.
Under the current political system with the current political parties, the welfare state as we know it in Sweden is doomed either way.
If the Swedish left governed, its demise would be slightly postponed as compared to the currently pursued policies by the "right".
Of course, the general voting population is uninterested and oblivious to this as their main preoccupation in life is Facebook and Dancing with the Stars.
MSM and the ruling classes (both "left" and "right") have done a heck of a job pushing an entire system beyond the point of no return (inadvertently as well as intentionally).
I am amazed at the rate of change that this is happening and I predict that it will only accelerate.
Having seen the fall of Communism I did not expect that I during my lifetime would experience an as profound system crash/transformation again.
However, by the look of things, I anticipate that events in Sweden will prove me wrong in the very near future.
Sweden is far from doomed.ReplyDelete
I don't know Sweden very well... But I do know numbers. Sweden has a trade surplus and sane public finances. It has a credible currency (and not the Euro).
It does not appear to be doomed at present.
Are you kidding me? Standard of living is decreasing VERY fast in Sweden, according to UN HDI projections Sweden will be a third world country before 2040...
How is that sane? Education in freefall, unemployment record high, skyrocketing crime... Did you know rape is up 6000% in 30 years?
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While it's true that there are many accredited schools and institutions, and the benefits of becoming a CNA are many, there are some people who still hesitate to take up the CNA training and certification. It is generally because they have other things to take care of, and their responsibilities and busy schedules keep them from taking the plunge. Nevertheless, what these people don't know is that now they can choose CNA programs online and complete their certification without having to devote a lot of time to their studies.
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When you talk about how to become a CNA, finding a right school is often the first step. The availability of the internet and online CNA courses has resolved the issue. A quick research will help shortlist a number of certified nursing assistant schools and colleges. You can quickly compare them for their fee, courses, and duration – you can read some reviews to find out what others are saying about a particular school or college.
Even if you're searching for a school that offers impressive CNA programs online, you will still have to conduct some research first. Again, you need to check reviews and collect as much information as you can. You should bear in mind that sometimes there are certain differences in what you get in online certified nursing assistant classes as compared to on-campus CNA training classes.. Therefore, it is of immense importance to check the curriculum and notice if there is any difference in on-campus and off-campus classes.
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When you start your research, you should bear in mind that you will have to attend certain types of classes, which are not necessarily related to medical care and health care. Still, the nature of work will generally be the same in most hospitals, private clinics, and nursing rooms, which is why most nursing assistant classes will consist of Anatomy and Physiology, CPR training, handling of blood borne pathogens, correct use of personal protective equipment, handling biomedical waste, and other important skills required for basic patient care.
In terms of curriculum, you may also see some institutes maintaining a well-rounded approach by offering a program that entails classroom instructions as well as clinical supervision and practical experience. Similarly, different schools and institutes tend to use different methods and activities to help students gain real experience. It is mainly due to these practical clinical activities that some people believe that online CNA training programs cannot compete with on-campus certification courses.
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In case you have read enough about becoming a CNA and now want to pursue the career, you will have to meet certain requirements. Before you pick a CNA certification program and send your application, you will need to check specific requirements a school or other nursing institution may have set. For instance, you need to be over 18 years of age at the time of applying. Similarly, you will need to have a GED or high school diploma before being considered eligible for a CNA program.
Here, it is important to mention that though requirements won't vary much, some educational institution may ask for additional details. Some schools will want you to have a higher degree, while others would want you submit proof of vaccination and testing for Hepatitis B and other infectious disease.
After your admission, you will have to complete specific classroom and clinical hours. It may vary between schools and colleges in different states, but you may have to complete 40 clinical hours and 80 classrooms in most cases. Moreover, some schools would want you to score at least 80% on classroom exams – you would also have to score 80% on the course final exam as well as on clinical grades.
The fact of the matter is that enrolling in a certified nurse assistant program is often one of the best things you can do to end your days of unemployment. The programs don't cost a lot, the institutes are willing to offer flexible class hours plus the opportunity to enroll in accelerated CNA programs, and the demand is huge – you can receive a 5-figure salary without having to worry about a huge upfront investment. Considering all these benefits, it makes sense to explore more details about this profession and make and informed decision for a better future.
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Health careers are definitely something you should think about looking into if you want to take a new direction in your life or if you find that you need a new job (as so many people today do). This is one industry where the jobs are always in abundance as more people need health care every day. One of the main reasons that there are so many health care jobs available is that the Baby Boom generation has gotten older and needs more medical attention than they used to need. As you are going to see here, there are lots of jobs and careers to choose from in the health field.
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I don't think you'd regret getting one outfitted with a grenade launcher.
Kids aren't paying attention most of the time in science classes so it seems silly to get worked up over ID being taught in schools.
Gun fail 59 http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/04/1279809/-It-s-fun-to-accidentally-discharge-your-handgun-at-the-Y-M-C-A-GunFAIL-LIXA guy was demonstrating gun safety by holding guns to his head and pulling the trigger. http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/02/24/man-shoots-himself-in-the-head-while-demonstrating-gun-safety/Predictably, one was loaded and he is dead. Up until that point he was considered to be a "responsible gun owner".Also, "The girlfriend said the victim had been drinking most of the day"
And if he had shot someone else accidentally, then the rest of the onlookers could similarly observe that rule.At no negative cost.Well, except for the dead person.But people dying doesn't matter.
Very few individuals really impact humanity as a whole and the universe virtually not at all. That said, if Arch Duke Ferdinand were not assasinated the world might very well look a heluvalot different.
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Well in the grand scheme of things a single human dying really does not matter.
I consider killing onself by accident as less consequential than someone killing someone else by accident.
Soon gun owners in the state of Georgia may be allowed to pack heat almost anywhere—including K-12 schools, bars, churches, government buildings, and airports.
some awesome links from that site:"Unnatural' Las Vegas mom gets up to 44 years in prison for hiring son to kill husband" "Fla. man arrested for having sex with pit bull in yard as neighbors pleaded with him to stop" (of course Florida)"Woman finds video of boyfriend having sex with her dog — on his cellphone "
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/03/georgia-guns-concealed-carry-stand-your-groundQuoteSoon gun owners in the state of Georgia may be allowed to pack heat almost anywhere—including K-12 schools, bars, churches, government buildings, and airports.Yay, Georgia. Trying to out-stupid Florida and Texas.
Define "good guys".
Quote from: nogodsforme on March 23, 2014, 02:29:33 PMDefine "good guys". going by what gun "enthusiasts" say, pretty much any white guy with a gun. Except the ones who aren't.
Yes. That's exactly how it is. Just straight talk from a rational mind.
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Yeah, you are a big barrel of laughs yourself, Mr. B. When I want some insightful humor, I first turn to you. BTW, I was not trying to say that my writing or humor were on the same level as Mark Twain. et al. I certainly would not put myself on the elevated intellectual plane of Sarah Palin, whose command of written and spoken English is..... breathtaking. I was only stating that my previous post was meant as a sarcastic commentary, not to be taken as a serious, thoughtful reflection on gun policy. I never intended to imply that I was some famous satirist. You insist on mis-reading my comments for some reason. Whatever. No accounting for taste--and if you find my comments particularly annoying, well, that's why there is an ignore button. [shrug]
It's an old worn out game liberals still like to play and quite frankly I'm disappointed that you didn't throw in some "bible clinging" and "over compensating for small penises" jokes into the mix.


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First off to Welder---guy,thank you for your honesty and humility.Your values proceed you.
To Dustyhaze75,I am just taking a cub cadet lawn tractor and rearranging afew things,but am mostly going to use whats there.
I used to race Dwarf cars which are 1/5 scale of old roadsters (ledgen cars with no fenders),so I have some knowlage of frame work.
1) gases=what pressures should I set them at?
2) anyone know where I can pickup a wisconsin VG4D engine? Can't start any fun prodjects untill I finish my skidsteer.
3) my biggest problem right now is keeping a straight bead.I seem to lose the edge and vear off to side.When I look at what I just did and sometimes I am not even close to where I started. any tips here?
Thats enough for now more to come,thanx Dusty
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beads and vision
My first MIG bead was 3 inches long and ran almost 1/2 inch off target. But, I wasn't using any "reading glasses" type lenses. Maybe this applies for you, as well. You can wear reading glasses or bifocal safety glasses under your helmet. Better, I'd say, is a corrective "cheater" lens that fits semi-permanently in the helmet.
Cheater lenses are available at welding supply stores. There are standard ones for most helmets. But, some helmets require non-standard cheaters that might have to be ordered. Bifocal safety glasses have been pretty hard to find; I have ordered several at a time from a vendor on Ebay. But, really, the viewing angle is not optimal for under helmet use; they're great, though for general shop use.
I got through a semester of classes with a #10 filter, but now believe it was too dark for me. I now have a Miller Pro-hobby auto-darkening helmet that I have adjusted to 10, and it's a lot better to view the bead with, and makes welding much more pleasant.
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1) gases=what pressures should I set them at?
what welder are you using and what are you using it on ?? steel SS , aluminum ?? MIG,TIG??
need more info here.thanks for the help
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Hobart 175 gasses 75/25 oxy/acc
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15-25 on the gas then.thanks for the help
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try to get some pictures of the cub cadet when you do the project. sounds interesting. racing dwarf cars must of been a blast. how long did you race for? got any pictures? lol, ya we're all picture junkies here. have you checked out the weld calculator? it's under industries and interests. go into fabrication and scroll down to the bottom of the page. you will see the link for welding calculators under the title, tools. not sure where a guy can get a decent deal on a VG4D. ebay has a couple sketchy rebuilds running around $3000. Have you thought about getting a rebuild kit? sorry I'm not more help. I wish I could afford a skid steer. what are you working on, a bobcat or a holland? like edzep said, I would try using a cheater lens(magnifying lens) and mabey a lighter shade lens. you could also try angling your work piece a bit, like people do when writing on paper to achive a slant. make your self comfortable. you could also bevel your edges like mxtweeker said. yesterday I tore my shop inside and out, cleaning and organizing. today I'll cut some material, run some practice beads and start making a jig. I'm still waiting for parts on order, as usual. I should be starting a project sometime this weekend. I can learn alot from a guy with your experience. I look forward to your posts.......................................good luck with the hunt. I'll do a little poking around.Syncro250DX Tigrunner
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Do humans find it easier to hate than to love?
Reading the paper this morning, which included the usual stories of war and personal violence that occur all over the world, I wondered if humans are more inclined to hate, disagree, dislike, fight, etc., than we are the opposite.
Whatever you think are we changing, getting better or worse, or are we pretty much what we've always been?
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Thanks to all of you who participated in this discussion. This is one of those questions where no clear answer is likely, not at least one we'll all agree on, and I enjoyed reading opinions I hadn't considered previously.
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Dec 6 2012: It is so.
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It is one of our necessary instincts for survival.
We survive relying on SYMBIOSIS or love.
However, for our safety, we have to suppose that anyone we first confront is very probably our enemy or predator.
(For SYMBIOSIS see the 1st article, points 1-8, at https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=D24D89AE8B1E2E0D&id=D24D89AE8B1E2E0D%21283&sc=documents.)Dec 5 2012: As is with all things, words are conceptual and connotative, especially emotional descriptors such as love and hate. Although I don't have any research to backup my opinion, if I reason it out then there are several reason as to why I think it is easier for a person to hate than it is to love.
Hate, as a concept that includes process and situational evaluation, characterizes itself by other words; hate can arguably come about when a person has a relationship of contention with a thing (that thing being animate or inanimate). It is far easier to disagree on a basis of irrationality, and though this is merely conjecture, the level of power that the word "hate" carries might imply a necessary level of irrationality. If a person were to have a relationship of contention but with a basis of reason, logic, and an arguable opinion as a basis, then rather than "hate" it might be more accurate to describe that person's feeling "dislike" or "strong dislike".
Love, in contrast, carries with it characteristics of acceptance (though not necessarily whole acceptance), and it is far harder to accept everything, or even most things, about the other(thing). By my reasoning, love is much harder to accomplish, and like Mike mentioned through his quoting of Lincoln, it is impossible to love/hate everyone all of the time. On a micro scale the same can be said about individual persons or things.
I think that the trend has been changing where people are more accepting of each other. We might not love each other, but we at least get along. The articles and news broadcasts that you are seeing are simply current events being communicated, and news is only inherently juicy when it's bad.
Dec 8 2012: Much to think about here Mitchell, thank you. I assume you believe that most people most times do not use reason and logic as a basis for their decisions to dislike or even hate someone? To what extent do you feel that reason and logic affect what and who we like and love?
Dec 9 2012: Thanks for commenting back Bill. I'm glad what I've said so far is interesting you.
Regarding your question about reason and logic being our basis for love or hate, I think it's almost better to ask, do we determine or preferences by logic or reason?
That, to me, seems to be the more intriguing question because it then becomes necessary to figure out how we grow our abilities to reason and logic. I don't think there would be many who read these forums that would disagree with me when I say that it's from experience that we gain logic and reason. You can see this by comparing the level of those abilities between an adult and a child. For example, when a child reaches out to something hot for the first time, they burn themselves. In the most conceptual way, they are burned because they don't have the experience of burning themselves before. If an adult is near something hot, they know from experience that they should not touch it with their bare hands because they have the experience necessary to reason that they will, logically, be burned.
Now considering that, there are obviously other social factors that we become exposed to as we grow up that have a bearing on how we perceive the world around us. Parents tell their children that they should not have sex before marriage, and if they do, then to have safe sex. Laws tell us that we should wear our seat-belt when we're in a vehicle. There are many common sense things that we are told by different areas of society that help shape us into responsible people, but there are also a lot of things that do not make sense and in fact have a strong detrimental bearing about how we interpret people and things.
As much as anybody would like to tell themselves, we're judgmental creatures. It's in our nature, and one of the very first sense that we use to make a judgement about something is our sight. To say from that initial sightful experience that we don't like someone is wrong, but we can usually make (second part)...Dec 9 2012: ...an educated guess about what sort of person they might be. It's a survival instinct and it's how we choose our friends, acquaintances, and lovers. When we talk about logic and reasoning, however, it's important for anybody deciding on another person's first impression to hold back on some of their judgments, because we could quite definitely be wrong about them. It's because of this that logic and reasoning is important, and also why judging is a double edged sword.
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Dec 2 2012: Hatred and fear get more media attention. Some people love much more easily and others hate more easily. I would guess there are many more of the former than the latter.Dec 8 2012: "Love is a given, hatred is acquired"
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The history of humanity is all about gaining something, is it not ?
I don't remember who, someone said : human history is a nightmare i want to awake from .
Are we changing ? I don't know, but certainly we can and we'd better :)
Dec 8 2012: Hi Natasha,
I think we're changing although the rate and direction of change is sometimes questionable. And likewise I think humanity is about gaining although what constitutes "gain" can be open to debate as well.
Similar to the discussion I've had with Mr. Park, I wonder how you living in Ukraine might affect your perspective on change relative to mine living in the US or his living in Korea? Einstein taught us that the appearance of most everything is subject to where we are when we observe the thing or event. It would seem then that our perspective on "gains", "losses", "rates of change", etc., might differ as well for the same reason.
Kind of like the old story about the three blind men each touching a different part of an elephant, coming up with very different descriptions of the animal based on what they touched.
Dec 8 2012: Hi Bill,
Your analogy with the three blind men touching different parts of an elephant reminds me this
" Only he who comprehends the whole can also comprehend a part "
We can comprehend the whole in spite of a rational evidence to the contrary. This 'whole' is you or me and any of us, no matter what country we live in. The question should sound like this : are you changing ?
Be that change you want to see , that will be enough.
So... are YOU changing ?
If you don't mind me asking : )
Thank you !
Dec 9 2012: Hello natasha. The fact that you ask the question is proof that change is imminent. Thus the challenge of asking is not necessary. :) By the way, I like the way you think.
CheersDec 9 2012: "... the challenge of asking is not necessary."
Agreed ! :)
Sorry Bill , i shouldn't ask ... ignore my question.
Thanks, Vincenzo !
Dec 9 2012: Hi Natasha
Sorry for not getting back to you prior to you withdrawing your question. I have much less time for TED than I would like and so there are occasional gaps in my replies.
I think your original question is fair. I didn't take it as part of a discussion to prove to me, you, or anyone else that I am or am not changing; only you asking me if I thought I was. No harm in that.
I've done primary research regarding "change" with a representative sample of adults ages 18 to 70 living in the US. There is a significant minority who do not believe they are changing, and for all you knew I may be one of them. I am not.
I believe we all change every every instant of our lives from the moment we are conceived until the moment we die, and arguably even after in the perceptions others have of us based on how we lived.
BillDec 9 2012: "I believe we all change every every instant of our lives from the moment we are conceived until the moment we die ..."
Sure we do, but it's ' nothing ever changes but the Same ' kind of change. Change of love/hate ratio suggests paradigm shift, i guess.
I don't think we have millennia gently unfolding in front of us ; we are in 'phase transition', iow. there must be change in quality. What this world lacks of is consciousness or higher level of consciousness, which leads to love and compassion effortlessly and naturally ; the solution of our global problems will come with, i believe.
I hope we are changing :)
And ' are you changing ' question is not good not because it may be offensive, but because it's too complex and confusing. Quantum measurement problem is universal, i think , it's difficult to measure something we are a part of and we are part of everything
( change included )
Thanks for responding, no need to apologize, i don't have much time for TED either :)
Best to you !
Dec 9 2012: If by "Sure we do" you mean everyone knows we all change, at least in imperceptible ways, I assure you there are those who don't. And they are vocal about it as well.
We've come off the original question but I've enjoyed the detour. The subject of change is of great interest to me and a good way for this conversation to end. Thanks Natasha.Dec 9 2012: Was it the detour... ? :)
We can't afford ' hate- comes- easier ' attitude any more. It's in the past and we should leave it there.
I don't believe in politics and governments; the real change comes from within.
And if what i think is happening, is happening it'd better speed up :)
Thanks for the conversation, Bill !Dec 7 2012: Hi Bill,
I don't think hate is "easier" than love, because hate comes from fear, and I cannot imagine that living with fear is "easier".
Regarding reading the paper and the "usual stories of war and personal violence..."
We KNOW that sensationalism sells papers, so we know that the media may focus on that.....yes?
In a comment on this thread, you say you read the paper so you can be informed. I agree with being informed, and I don't think it is necessary to read all the stories of war and violence to be adequately informed. I have not gotten a paper for many years, and don't watch much TV, except documentaries, public TV, etc. It only takes a couple minutes to check on-line to see what is happening in our world, and when/if I see something that I want to explore further, I may turn on the TV news, or explore further on-line.
I believe it is proven that the human brain has expanded with evolution. Now we need to decide, as thinking, feeling, intelligent, evolving human beings, what information we want to put in there! What we focus on expands, and I prefer to focus on the beneficial changes that are happening in our world, AS WELL AS being informed.
Our advanced communication systems provide an opportunity to connect all of us around the world, and if we use the technology in a beneficial way, we may be seeing a huge change in humanity. Some things need to come to the surface before we can deal with them....yes? We are uncovering corruption in politics, religions, business, etc., which has been happening throughout history. Corruption and abuse of human rights thrives in isolation. I perceive the fact that we are "seeing" these things now, is on the path to change, because the first step toward change, is awareness.Dec 7 2012: Humans are getting worse in my opinion.
In my case, I've grown up in rural area and the condition of the place where I lived was remarkably better rather than nowadays. People were more generous, patient than people these days, and at least polite and respectful to each other only 10 years ago. My mother used to tell me they even couldn't imagine the events such as weird murder, sexual assault, and any other crimes at that time, but the situation has changed until now.
There have always been the good around us, but the rate of them is declining. As you know, the world is rapidly changing and people strive to survive and gain profits for themselves keeping pace with that, and they are more self-centered than before. This environmental aspects influence on people in a bad way, so people are getting worse, and vice versa... Here, vicious circle occurs...
I am far from pessimist, but I am sure that we humans are getting worse.
Dec 7 2012: If you don't mind me asking, what country do you live in, and regardless, to what extent if at all do you feel the changes you've observed are the result of changes in your culture? Or we're you referring to changes elsewhere rather than where you grew up?
Dec 8 2012: Have you heard about Republic of Korea(South Korea), if you don't mind me asking? I live in Korea. As I know, people all over the world didn't know well about Korea only a few years ago. However, this country has had a high profile in recent years thanks to the incumbent president of USA. According to up-to-date articles, he talked about the education fervor that contributed to Korea's rapid economic development in recent decades. Oh, I feel sorry that I make a long-winded explanation.
Anyway, there are big cities like Seoul or Pusan, which are major population centers in Korea, but the place where I grew up is totally different from them. I've grown up in rural area, which is sparsely populated and not developed well and cultured.
Even so, I have more or less negative point of view toward the condition of this world and changes of people, because of the articles about unpleasant events, great and small, all over the world including this country I live.
For instance, there have been the so called "Murder of Do not ask why." A guy walking along the street and hearing the laughter through a certain house felt like, 'Why the hell do they feel happy? I'm so distressed!' Without any rational reason, he murdered the whole family. It was just because he guessed he must be the unluckiest person alive and the world didn't care.
Moreover, there were several shooting incidents around the world. I concluded that when people feel a sense of frustration and stressed, they don't put any limits on expressing those feelings anymore in distorted way and the wrong direction. I am grieved whenever I think of the victims then and there.Dec 8 2012: Fortunately, the region where I lived has passed recent years quietly without any big events. People here are more interested in neighbors, generous than elsewhere and willing to help each other well. Besides, there is a ratio of seven elderly adults to three young people in this area, so it is good for adolescents to learn great wisdom such as how to be kind, polite, and considerate, etc. Therefore I was referring to changes elsewhere rather than where I grew up, strictly speaking.
I am not so sure if I answered appropriately and relevantly. I hope I didn't offend you:)
Dec 8 2012: Yes I know Korea well but only a few cities including Seoul. I've done business there a number of times and my family vacationed there along with China and Japan some years ago.
I believe there are more similarities than dissimilarities between populations. Some of your description of where you live could just as easily describe many small midwest towns in the US, in particular, "Fortunately, the region where I lived has passed recent years quietly without any big events. People here are more interested in neighbors, generous than elsewhere and willing to help each other well."
Unfortunately too many people focus on differences overlooking similarities and common values. I wish it were more the other way.
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Dec 6 2012: Hating, destruction, and negativity are easy and mankind has a disposition to sloth. Hence great endeavors, thinking , building, and invention are of the few, not the many. It takes effort to do well and be of benefit. It takes nothing to yield in abandon to appetite and pleasure , just an empty vessel with no reservations.Dec 4 2012: The opposite of love is not hate but, indifference. Man has'nt had a natural and common enemy as adversary since prehistoric time. The common enemies of those times helped man to stay together, evolve, and become the top of the foodchain. Evolution has not left behind the ghosts that still reside within us at a biological level. These ghosts are the reason that we find it much easier to hate. We have no greater adversary than man himself. Hopefully, as time passes, science and education might help us rid of these destructive forces where ACCEPTANCE will replace both words, love and hate.
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Dec 8 2012: Vincenzo, rereading your comment makes me wonder how the threats we represent to each other has affected us over time. When we had a real common enemy did we still find time to war with each other or was the threat so great we had no time for that?
Ironically we can look to fairly recent history to see how new threats create unions where none existed before, the USSR and the Alies in WWII being an obvious example. And when the threat passes often so does the alliance, which, to me, is an indication of change going in many directions as opposed to being linear.
Dec 9 2012: Bill, the simplest way to answer your first question is, we are animals. As animals, squirmishes must have always happened to put in place the Alpha of the species. This is not because of hate but, a necessary solution for proper leadership. With proper leadership victory is possible. Was the threat so great?? Today as we sit in comfort we are constantly threatned by a chaotic Universe. We have always had threats and will probably always do. These threats come in different shapes... viral, biological, terrestrial just to name a few. On a positive note, I believe that overcoming these adversitiers has greatly contributed to the evolution of Human Intelligence.
To further on the second part of your question/answer. Man beign egocentric in nature plus the cultural differences equal to non linear squirmishes that only common logic and scientific education is able to snuff out.
CheersDec 3 2012: I think we love and we hate. This is the reality of humanity. More songs have been written about love than about any other thing; and the 1st two highest grossing films of all time (Avatar,Titanic) have love-storylines.
As far as news is concerned it is said that 'bad news is good news' and the 'bad things' are just reported (maybe embellished a little).
As I've said, this is the real state of things. There is evil in the world, but there is good too.
What we do as human beings is choose.Dec 3 2012: IMO, this is a question of child development.
In my experience, love comes to children very quickly and easily when raised by loving parents.
I have no personal experience of children raised by hateful parents, but I expect that the same is true, that hate comes easily to children raised by hateful parents. I have read accounts of white people with deep seated prejudice against non-whites, an attitude that was handed down from parent to child. Even when such a person realizes that this attitude is wrong, it can be extremely difficult to change.
In short, love and hate are natural behaviors. One is just as easy as the other. Who we love and hate are learned.
Hating 'others' has been a constant part of our history. It has been such a big part that it might seem impossible to stop it. Some people believe that humans will always hate and fight. I don't think so. We can teach and spread the lessons of love and nonviolence. We can adopt an attitude that we are all part of one human tribe. The attitude of love will eventually prevail because it is more useful and also more pleasant.
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Dec 3 2012: "So I would wonder why you bother to read about the violence and war."
So I can vote as informed as possible, which is a relative thing I'm only partially successful doing.
Eric Fromm's 1973 book "The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness" is a good place to start for anyone interested in an in-depth discussion of things relating to my question.
Thanks for you response Mike.
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Dec 3 2012: Throughout almost the entirety of human existence, fear (and the aggression that it creates) was a survival strategy that we have learned. In the past few years, many are understanding that fear is an option that has untenable consequences. There is another way to deal with stressors, and it does not include fear or aggression.
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There is little sense in my going into it here because so many will vehemently disagree, but it comes with the awareness that we are not powerless victims even when faced with an angry/violent aggressor. Peace is a power until itself, and it can diffuse aggression.
I believe that this newfound knowledge will grow in our culture because science that once laughed at the things that I believed are now studying "mind", and the results are so stunning that scientists are not sure what to make of it all.
Fear creates a vicious circle. Experience fear, and the amygdala shuts down access to the frontal cortex. (Amygdala is the fear/anxiety center where short-term (irrational) decisions are made. The frontal cortex is the executive center where rational long-term decisions are made.) When one is in fear, cortisol is released. When one is in great fear, cortisol and adrenalin are released in such amounts as to be rather crippling and too often self-defeating.
Remove the fear, and the amygdala shrinks while the frontal cortex thickens - and IQ increases by as much as 6 points (to date). Meditation is very efficient (and provably so) at removing the fear.
I am confident that most of humankind will tire of the hate and distrust that our cultures insist that we accept as normal. It may be normal, but it is not necessary. There is a movement afloat of those who know this and it is in these people that I rest my faith.Dec 3 2012: How about the second part of this question, "Whatever you think are we (humans) changing, getting better or worse, or are we pretty much what we've always been?"Dec 3 2012: I think it completely depends upon the attitude of the people.
People react differently to different situations they encounter.Some react in a positive way and some in a negative way.
So,I can't be accurate with whether humans are much easier when it comes to hate than to love.Dec 3 2012: destruction is easy. any idiot can break or destroy.
creating is much more difficult. i believe it's the ultimate use of our energies.
attitudes and emotions can be loosely grouped under those two headings - hate = destructive, love = constructive.
many of us have not been shown how to channel our energy into creative and constructive pursuits plus, i think, some human beings choose the less difficult path.Dec 3 2012: The hate is created by individuals who benefit from the hate.
The world is getting less violent which seems less hateful. There is more communication and knowledge available so that people can discuss and assuage the hate.
http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_the_myth_of_violence.htmlDec 2 2012: Hate is more useful to media outlets since it triggers our fight-or-flight instinct (i.e. X is dangerous!! Look out man!!). I don't know about anyone else, but most people I've met do not seem disposed toward hatred in general, with the exception of views they have been conditioned into accepting.


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Does Obama's Muslim-sounding middle name change the way Israelis and Americans judge his policies?
According to a recent study in the journal Political Behavior, the answer is yes, but only for Israelis.
Why ask the question?
Hussein is an unusual name in American politics, one that begs associations with the Muslim world (associations that, some argue, gave rise to "birtherism"). Obama has admitted that his Muslim-sounding name might have stirred some distrust from Israelis, telling Israeli media in 2010, "it may just be the fact that my middle name is Hussein, and that creates suspicion."
The researchers wanted to know if the president was right in this self assessment.
The experiment
Researchers at the University of Haifa in Israel and the University of Texas designed an experiment to see if "Barack Hussein Obama" was judged differently than "Barack Obama" among Jewish Israelis, Arab Israelis, and Americans (both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian).
Each group watched a news clip of the American president speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Abbas. Half the participants saw the caption "Barack Hussein Obama" on the screen while he was speaking. The other half saw "Barack Obama."
After the video, the participants were asked if they thought Obama showed a preference for Israelis or Palestinians.
The answer
The Jewish Israelis in the "Barack Hussein Obama" category thought he was "less pro-Israeli" than those who saw "Barack Obama."
The Arab Israelis had the same result, but to a different end. The "Hussein" condition made them think Obama would act more fairly to the Arabs.
Americans (Pro-Israel): No effect was noted.
Americans (Pro-Arab): No effect was noted.
Wait, what? How can we explain this answer?
Priming is a psychological concept that explains how verbal or visual cues can, subconsciously, alter perception and effect behavior.
Here's a quick example of priming from a 2007 New York Times article. While walking down a hallway toward a lab, the subjects of an experiment came across a researcher who had his hands full of many items, including a cup of coffee. The researcher asked the participants if they could help him out and hold the cup as a favor. In one experimental group, the coffee was hot; in the other, it was iced. The temperature of the coffee was the only difference between the scenarios.
In a later survey, the participants in the iced coffee group were more likely to rate a fictitious person as having a cold or selfish personality than the hot coffee group. It is that easy to coax ideas into a person's mind. In this case, the cue was a physical object. In the Obama experiment, it was a Muslim-sounding middle name.
"Even though the Israeli public has extensive information about the American President and his positions, their opinions can still be swayed by cultural cues, such as a name that in this case is perceived as Arabic," Israel Waismel-Manor, lead author on the study, surmised in a press release.
What priming does is make certain streams of information more accessible. And, as the authors write in the study, "political judgments depend, in part, on what information is most accessible in a person's mind."
In other words, the name "Hussein" can unlock thoughts tying Obama to Muslims, which in turn, changes the perception of the president (just as feeling a cold drink can provoke associations with cold people). Without seeing the name, those thoughts are not as readily brought to view and the association is not made. This Muslim link is probably more salient to Israelis than Americans, which explains why the middle name had no effect for Americans.
What's important to keep in mind is that while these findings may be statistically significant within this experiment, perceptions of public individuals, in reality, are more complicated. We see priming stimuli constantly — a commercial before a newscast can alter your frame of mind going into a story. What this shows is, in a particular instance, our perceptions of people can change based on contextual cues.
More on priming
In January, researchers at Christian Baylor University in Texas found proximity to religious objects can prime people to make more conservative decisions.


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Lifting the Lid: 400 years of food and drink in Scotland
- 12 June — 8 November 2015 *on now
Did you know Edinburgh grocers sold curry powder in 1798?
What is scarfie soup?
Today we cut down sugar for health reasons but did you know that 17th century cooks made 'marmalade with very little sugar' because of the cost?
Using the Library's rich collections of manuscript and printed recipe books, our summer exhibition explores Scotland's changing relationship with food and drink over the centuries, as part of the Year of Food and Drink 2015.
The Scots have been branded the 'sick man of Europe' and our eating habits condemned yet, before the industrial age, the rural poor were said to be 'remarkably healthy' with a simple, frugal but wholesome diet despite the limited availability of food.
This exhibition uses a variety of material – manuscripts, books, household accounts and tradesmen's bills, and amateur and government films about food – to contrast the richness and diversity of Scotland's larder with the myths and traditions associated with its people's diet.
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Hugh Buchanan paints the John Murray Archive
- 25 June — 6 September 2015 *on now
A display of a selection of work from renowned artist Hugh Buchanan.
The 19 watercolour paintings on display were inspired and informed by the John Murray Archive.
The paintings are of the archives, manuscripts and books of some of the most iconic names in literature, including Jane Austen, Isabella Bird, Lord Byron, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor and Sir Walter Scott.
This display gives you a fascinating insight into the lives and works of these great authors, and will be featured alongside a selection of original items from the archives.
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Actress Lisa Rinna is one of those celebs who says what she thinks. And on the latest episode of "Sunday Dinner With ...," the 49-year-old shares plenty.
She leaves hubby Harry Hamlin and their two kids at home and heads to her "bestie" Jana's house for a healthy dinner of organic chicken, veggies, and vegan brownies. The former soap star reveals why joining "Melrose Place" back in the '90s was the best decision she ever made, why the first two weeks she spent on "Celebrity Apprentice" were the worst of her life, and how she's dealt with rejection over the years.
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A wild Henne appears!
I honestly have no ill will towards Henne. He's never going to be great, but I'd laugh my ass off if he came back and won this game.
hoops scoops 2012 season ..."in 2014 ryan tannehill etches his name in stone amongst the games elite qbs"..."ryan tannehill and andrew luck will carry the afc for the next decade plus the way peyton manning and tom brady have this last decade plus"
for the love of god get a real freaking mike already!!!
This games ova. Feel good team FTW. You expect any less?
ha ha...i'm behind the live feed...4th and 16 henne dumps off to the rb for 5 yards...after taking a sack where he doesn't account for the ss blitz and gets sacked...luckily he gets bailed out on the dump off play by a offisides i don't think he ever saw cause had he he would have taken a shot down the field...
and what's with the porn staches on the jags qb faces??? looks like something a 15 year old could grow ha ha
BS chop block again.
Henne got screwed by two late calls. All in attempts to make the score seem lopsided. I can see the illegal blindside, but the chop block call was bull malarkey.
jax...should have been in the qb draft market in 2012...better be in it in 2013...cause they have no qb folks...period


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How is the global earth system changing?
Earth is currently in a period of warming. Over the last century, Earth's average temperature rose about 1.1°F (0.6°C). In the last two decades, the rate of our world's warming accelerated and scientists predict that the globe will continue to warm over the course of the 21st century. Is this warming trend a reason for concern? After all, our world has witnessed extreme warm periods before, such as during the time of the dinosaurs. Earth has also seen numerous ice ages on roughly 11,000-year cycles for at least the last million years. So, change is perhaps the only constant in Earth's 4.5-billion-year history.
What are the sources of change in the Earth system and their magnitudes and trends?
How will the Earth system change in the future?
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When Euro-American settlers first came to the Marion County area, they were greeted with sights like these. Oak savannas and prairies covered most of the Willamette Valley. Along the rivers, gallery forests shaded the waters and spread sometimes for miles back from the banks. In the prehistoric lake beds, rare peat bogs formed. And in the mountains, old growth forests towered over the land.
With its increased development and growing population, Marion County has lost many of the ecosystems that existed prior to European settlement. Within these ecosystems there were unique communities of plants and animals, many of which have become rare or are absent in today's Marion County. The historical ecosystems also provided important environmental benefits, such as flood control, groundwater recharge, and soil stabilization. The loss of these ecosystems threatens not only the environmental quality of Marion County, but also its connection to a rich natural history.
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This site is the home for Marion County's Natural Heritage Parks program. Here you can learn about how this program is being developed and how you can get involved.


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