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| The Effects Of Alcohol Consumption On Our Society | | 2008-06-28 00:00:00 | | Drinking during pregnancy raises the risk of low-birthweight babies and intrauterine growth retardation, increasing the danger of infection, feeding difficulties, and long-term developmental problems. Heavy drinking during the early months of pregnancy can result in the birth of babies with fetal alcohol syndrome. Drinking alcohol while skiing, for example, increases the risk of hypothermia.
Alcohol is [...] | | By: Resources Zone | | |
| | Law Society Home Information Packs | | 2008-06-26 01:39:05 | | Law Society Home Information Packs – The Background
Regular bulletins of the Law Society Home Information Packs are available on the net and individuals may register themselves to receive such bulletins in the future. It has been reported that over 2000 solicitors have successfully registered because of their interest in Law [...] | | By: home information packs uk | | |
| | The Metabolism Society needs your help, please sign. | | 2008-06-23 20:28:12 | | I received this in my email today for my website and promptly posted it on my low carb forum but just now realised I should probably chuck it up here too for my readers whom don't frequent the forum:I just received this in my inbox from Richard Feinman, founder of the Nutrition and Metabolism Society and editor for the journal, Nutrition and Metabolism.Basically, it is a petition for the goal on bringing more research and acknowledgment into the effectiveness of treatments of Diabetes 2 through low carb diets rather then just intensive drug therapy which seems to be the focus. With two latest studies doing just that, resulting in one of them having to finish their study early due to too many people dropping dead! I posted about a Management of Diabetes Case Vignette once where doctors from around the world were given some information on a 55 year old woman with diabetes 2 and asked to vote and comment on their treatment from 3 options. None of these include a low carbohydrate diet, jus | | By: Pinch of... | | |
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| Education And Its Importance In Society | | 2008-06-18 00:00:00 | | Education is the key, but not the panacea; Foucault was an educated man, if not indeed over-educated; and like most of the over-educated (no exceptions implied) capable of sometimes being a fool as a result.
So there are no guarantees that education, and the literacy that lies at its core, will people the earth with [...] | | By: Resources Zone | | |
| | A Conservative Society? | | 2008-06-13 23:37:00 | | There’s no shortage of pundits, commentators and scribblers who’ve convinced themselves that the United States is a conservative society. The Tarrance-George Washington University Battleground Poll (Questionnaire and Percentages, section D3) puts conservative respondents at a whopping 62%. (22% very conservative and 40% moderately so.) The May (29-31) Cook Political Report/RT Strategies Polls (page 6) puts the number of conservatives at 37%. No doubt one can find similar results in other polls in...(read more) | | By: An American Warning | | |
| | Pet Photo Contest - Frisco Humane Society | | 2008-06-10 14:06:00 | | Frisco Humane Society Sponsors Pet Photo Contest05/27/2008 from Frisco Humane SocietyPhoto Competition RulesSubmitting your Photographs* Email your photographs to the following email address: competition@friscohumanesociety.com * The subject line of your email should be: Photo Contest - your pet's name* Deadline for submitting photographs is June 30th, 2008* You may only submit one photograph per pet* Photograph should be JPEG format and not exceed 600KB in sizeJudging* The winner will be judged | | By: Frisco Texas Living | | |
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| Petrol Price vs. Society | | 2008-06-04 22:40:26 | | Today the Govt. has finally increased fuel prices steeply as was inevitable with international crude price spiraling. I do not know why this government waited so long in taking this decision? Is this hike going to affect poor and rich equally? A uniform price hike in fuels would inevitably mean that a person who has [...] | | By: Social Cause India | | |
| | | Internship for Graduates with Centre for Civil Society | | 2008-05-24 02:00:17 | | Centre for Civil Society invites applications for its Summer Research Internship Program 2008. [Every year 30 students are selected from all over India and abroad through a competitive process of a written application and an interview. Their work is published in newspapers, college magazines, our books, and some interns are also interviewed by the media.This program is supported by Sir Ratan Tata Trust under its initiative on Youth and Civil Society. ] Benefits: *Training in skills of research, analysis & writing through hands-on projects*Publication of select papers in newspapers, magazines, and CCS publications such as The Economic Times, Business World, The Statesman*A certificate of successful completion of the program*A monthly stipend*A chance to participate in international seminars*A chance to compete for prizes for best published articles after the internship How to Participate? *Period of Internship: Summer (May-July 2008).*Internship is also offered post Jul | | By: Indian Internship | | |
| | PSC - Philippine Computer Society - Join Now! | | 2008-05-14 19:40:36 | | The Philippine Computer Society is a premiere organization of information technology professionals with over 700 members nationwide.
PCS recognizes the invaluable contribution of IT to the advancement of our nation. Since its formation in 1967, PCS has spearheaded local and international activities which strive to continuously promote, protect and enhance the members of the IT profession. [...] | | By: The Underground Technology Blog [PinoySource] | | |
| | | FOS - Friendship Online Society | | 2008-05-11 13:51:23 | | What is FOS
Friendship Online Society (FOS) is a Filipino Online message board community founded by “johnxarce” with help from friends and other members FOS on August 18, 2007. And also FOS is one of the most fastest growing phpbb3 message board in the philippines by far.
Here at FOS
you can interact with other members through our [...] | | By: The Underground Technology Blog [PinoySource] | | |
| | The sad state of our society | | 2008-05-02 20:37:00 | | These days a newspaper is a sad commentary on the state of our society; and its articles reveal in many ways the depravity of the human heart. Stories of murder and rape, suing or exhortion, supposed discrimination defeating religious freedom, young children committing terrible acts, senseless accidents, and attacks against Christianity fill it's pages. Yet a recent article I read revealed the terrible condition of our society in a slightly more obscure way. The report was about a tragic accident. A group of young people had stolen a vehicle, and in running from police struck a taxi and killed the driver. Later, police interviewed a 16 year old passenger and were shocked at her cold and callous view of what happened. Her comments were so heartless and shocking that the newspaper included a quote. In so doing they carefully edited a foul word yet saw no reason to edit the profaning of the name of God. When I saw this I was deeply saddened. The story itself was grievious enough, to | | By: In Pursuit of a Purposeful Life | | |
| | | Dead Poets Society (1989) | | 2008-04-27 13:08:50 | | Oh Captain, my captain
Poetry, youth and Robin Williams without excessive jokes in a quiet, quite reserved manner.
A new class is beginning its term at Welton Academy, in a traditional and very highly regarded school for boys. This institution has its own rules, the four pillars of which are tradition, honor, discipline and excellence. In other [...] | | By: MoviePress | | |
| | | | A Drain on Society | | 2008-04-13 14:12:07 | | The UK press is today rife with vitriol aimed at the mother of Shannon Matthews, in custody and under suspicion of complicity in the kidnapping of her daughter. Allegations abound, including questions about family attempts to obtain access to community funds given to help in Shannon's recovery. It is even reported that the trustees of the Find Madeleine (McCann) fund were approached for cash. However this case, absorbing though it is from a criminal law point of view, is raising at least as many questions concerning the lifestyle supposedly led by Karen Matthews and her partner.Of course facts are difficult to come by, and as a NoBollocksPolitician I am loath to speculate where facts are lacking. But there are important questions to be answered and facts to be sought - not particularly about this family but in more general terms about how public money is used in the support of low income households.Looking across the news stories today at the comments left on the newspapers' sites by r | | By: NoBollocksPolitics | | |
| | Opera and Society conference at BU | | 2008-04-12 06:30:14 | | I am very pleased to announce an interdisciplinary opera conference entitled “Opera and Society” to be held at Boston University on April 18-19 in the Marshall Room of the BU School of Music. The conference will include eminent scholars from the US and Europe in musicology, music theory, history, and theater, in addition to [...] | | By: What's Opera Doc? | | |
| | Banks - Pillars of Society, or Greedy Charlatans | | 2008-03-31 11:08:50 | | To most people, even before governments, banks seem to represent all that is honest as an institution considered a pillar of society. Unfortunately, the banks are run by people, and unless correct checks and balances are introduced - and with appropriate powers to police them - they will do all they can to usurp the [...] | | By: Crosby Finance | | |
| | | Further Proof That Society Is Doomed | | 2008-03-28 12:39:28 | | Yes, that red arrow is pointing at lower back tattoo stickers. In case you are one of those uptight parents that think your 12 year old daughter is to young for a real tramp stamp you can head down to your local Toys “R” Us and pick up a sticker to slap on her back. [...] | | By: Where the Boggs are Always Cold | | |
| | Solar powered shingles are forgotten treasure of our society | | 2008-03-27 08:16:00 | | Many years ago scientists invented and developed the first solar power cell for use in program of space exploration. Solar cells have allowed to harvest unlimited resources of solar power in our solar system in the form of direct production of electricity. They put many solar cells together on one wider surface and got solar panels. Larger is the surface of the solar panel, higher is the amount of electricity produced.There are very many power consuming devices in every modern satellite, which need uninterrupted power supply for their work. Solar panels and batteries for storing electric energy, produced in solar panels, formed a very successful combination for addressing problems of energy production in space.The modern age of solar power has arrived by an accidental event in Bell Laboratories in 1954. More than 50 years after this 'Solar Power Breakthrough' we are still not using endless resources of free solar power, as we should have to. Solar is free and everywhere.Direct investme | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
| | Cafe Society / CSNY | | 2008-03-26 16:19:00 | | While walking my Jack Russell, I stumbled across a new place opening on 16th Street, where Steak Frites used to be. The glass doors read Cafe Society Cafe Society and CSNY. While the space has enough tables and seats for a full-fledged restaurant, the decor looks more like a modern bar/lounge. I didn't see any menus and there are still guys working on the space but they told me the bar will be open tonight. Let me know if anyone checks it out. | | By: FoodMayhem | | |
| | International Society for Human Rights | | 2008-03-24 12:51:00 | | "Support us in the fight for press freedom."Really cool well designed ad from advertising agency Leo Burnett out of Frankfurt, Germany and creative director Hans-Juergen Kaemmerer. The ad is for the International Society for Human Rights, just a really nice effective ad.
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| | | And Society Would Flourish. | | 2008-03-02 23:07:00 | | What are the consequences of one's perspective on life changing? Please, don't be to quick in interpreting what you think is meant by this question. Society, if one could generalize, shares particular perspectives, and it is the adherence to these perspectives that holds society together. Take the idea of patriotism. Yes, it is an idea, a word, but one must also be seeing the world through this
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| | Working with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul | | 2008-03-02 10:18:00 | | After many weeks trying to find out on how we can create our own foundation to help others, we have decided that it’s better to make one non profitable organization stronger that to have many small organizations. We had a meeting last Sunday with the Val Laue, the president of the SSVP of Park Rynie. This is great news for us because the SSVP has been helping South Africans for many years now. The SSVP has branches all over South Africa ( and all over the world ) meaning that by working together we can have a greater impact on the whole of South Africa. Each member of the SSVP is a volunteer meaning that they do not have spend up to 50% on administration fees like a lot of other organizations, this is fantastic because we didn’t want to work with an organization where you wonder where the money is going? At the present moment Val Laue told us “there are to many people to help and that they do not have the financial power". I’m am sure by using our business to give | | By: South African business directory helping those in | | |
| | | CfA: Giving a stronger voice to civil society in the EU neighbourhood | | 2008-02-27 12:31:00 | | *INVITATION
to the international conference*
*Giving a stronger voice to civil society in the EU neighbourhood*
Development of civil dialogue and partnership relations between civil society, national governments and EU institutions
Brdo, Slovenia, 2 April 2008
The Conference on the role of civil society in the European neighbourhood - particularly the Eastern European partners of the European | | By: 10 Academic Resources Daily | | |
| | Life Stew - How Society Influences Female Identity | | 2008-02-21 11:45:40 | | Have you ever stopped to differentiate between the beliefs you want to have about your life’s direction versus the beliefs you inherit from old habits and from society? Are the expectations of your family, religion, and culture congruent with who you strive to be?What Exactly Do You Believe?The beliefs we have about ourselves, about what we should have accomplished, about how we should behave, about what a mother, family, or wife is determine whether we are satisfied with ourselves and ultimately whether we love and accept ourselves. Many women feel frustration and even self-hatred or at least disappointment surrounding their roles as wives, lovers, career women, and mothers. They hold themselves to standards that are based on rules. These rules are based on beliefs about what a woman is.Women do have a quest at this time in our culture. It is the quest to fully embrace their feminine nature, learning how to value themselves as women and heal the deep wound of the feminine.[i]What is | | By: Famiss - Women's Success Literature & History | | |
| | Trieste - Italian home of cafe society | | 2008-02-08 07:54:55 | | Trieste is tucked away in the north eastern corner of Italy, close the border with Slovenia. It was seaport of the Hapsburg empire for many years and even 70% of Italians questioned in a recent opinion poll didn’t know that Trieste was part of Italy.
Trieste seafront in the evening
In Trieste you can enjoy a [...] | | By: Europe a la Carte Blog | | |
| | | Congenital Cataract, Wrong Society's Presumption and Parents Role | | 2008-01-26 12:58:00 | | Wrong Society's PresumptionOur society usually has the wrong presumption on congenital cataract disease. Some are:Cataract surgery caused blindnessWait till the children grow up before giving any treatment or surgeryNo special treatment to treat this ailmentPresumption that cataract surgery causes blindness is absolutely wrong. Cataract surgery can restore patient eyesight to the better level and it needs to be done as early as after diagnosis is made.If the surgery were made after the patient show signs of amblyopia, the visual capacity of the patient is not at the maximum level.Patient may undergo further treatment to overcome amblyopia problem. The attitude of waiting until the child grow up first should be avoided before the patient advance to the amblyopic level and the limited capacity to see will stay along the growing up to adult. The situation will become more critical if the patient do not undergo any treatment for amblyopia problem.Parents Role Parents and guardian played a | | By: My Health | | |
| | Australian Society | | 2008-01-23 07:34:00 | | Population: In 2005 Australia’s population reached 20 million, a major milestone for a country that is underpopulated by world standards. In 2003 (the most recent year for which detailed figures are available), Australia’s population was slightly less than 19.9 million, with an annual growth rate of 1.2 percent. Most of Australia’s residents live in two widely separated coastal regions on the east and southwest coasts. Population density is low, at 2.6 persons per square kilometer. Nevertheless, Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world; less than 15 percent of the population lives in rural areas. The most populous state in 2003 was New South Wales, with some 6.6 million residents; the least populous was Tasmania, with approximately 477,000 residents. Population density is highest in the Australian Capital Territory at 137 persons per square kilometer and lowest in the Northern Territory at 0.16 persons per square kilometer. At the end of 2003, 89,437 per | | By: Travel to Famous Sites | | |
| | | Online film critics' society award 2007 | | 2008-01-13 06:31:10 | | On December 24, 2007 the Online film critics' society announced the 2007 nominees. The final ballots of OFCS awards go out on January 1-7, 2008. The winners should be anoounced on January 8, 2008, instead the ceremony was held on January 11, 2008:Best Film: No Country for Old MenBest foreign Language Film: The Lives of Others by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Best Documentary: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters by Seth GordonBest Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old MenBest Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will be BloodBest Actress: Ellen Page, JunoBest Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem - No Country for Old MenBest Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, I'm Not ThereBest Ensemble: No Country for Old MenActor of the Year: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Charlie Wilson's War, The SavagesBreakthrough Film Artist: Sarah Polley, Away from HerBest Screenplay - Original: Diablo Cody, JunoBest Screenplay - Adapted: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old MenBest Animated Film: Ratatouille by Brad BirdBest Cinematography: Óscar Faura, The OrphanageBest Score: Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, OnceBest Overlooked film: Air Guitar Nation by Alexandra Lipsitz
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| | Las Vegas Film Critics Society 2007 Awards | | 2008-01-09 07:36:23 | | Last week the Las Vegas Film Critics Society announced their annual Sierra awards for the best films of 2007."Old Men" proves to be alive and kicking as the Las Vegas Film Critics Society announces its winners for it's 11th Annual 'Sierra Awards.' The Coen Bros' No Country for Old Men received three prize including Best Picture and Best Director.Best Actor is Daniel Day-Lewis in Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will be Blood.Both films are widely predicted to go up against each other at the Academy Awards.Ellen Page won Best Actress for playing a 16-year-old pregnant girl in Juno. Diablo Cody, the stripper turned screenwriter, wrote the screenplay and also won for Best Screenplay.Best Supporting Actor is Javier Bardem, playing the oxygen tank killer with a penchant for making his victims decide their fate on the toss of a coin in No Country for Old Men.Best Supporting Actress is Cate BlanchettBest DirectorJoel & Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old MenBest Screenplay (Original or Adapted)Diablo Cody, “Juno”Best CinematographyRobert Elswit, “There Will Be Blood”Best Film EditingChristopher Rouse, “The Bourne Ultimatum”Best Costume DesignColleen Atwood, “Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street”Best Art Direction“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”Best Visual Effects“Transformers”Best ScoreJonny Greenwood, “There Will Be Blood”Best Song“Walk Hard” by Marshall Crenshaw, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow and Jake KasdanPerformed by John C. ReillyBest Animated Film“Ratatouille”Best Family Film“Ratatouille”Best Documentary“Sicko”Best Foreign Film“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”Youth in Film Award (Male)Ed Sanders, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetYouth in Film Award (Female)Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"Best DVD (Packaging, Design and Content)Blade Runner Ultima edition(Warner Home Entertainment)William Holden Lifetime Achievement AwardJames Hong
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| | The impact of internet on our society | | 2008-01-08 04:30:41 | | Impact of internet on our families, society is not a hidden fact. Especially the way our new generation is addicted to social net working sites, despite of the negative effects of it. But how internet is affecting our lives, here are some reports from some sites providing us some facts.
“Pew Internet” is the site providing [...] | | By: Reviews and ramblings around the blogsphere! | | |
| | Manipulation of media in the marketing society | | 2008-01-08 03:38:51 | | We are living in a marketing society where everything and everyone is being sold. Media plays key role in this culture. One must knowledgeable of the mechanism of marketing and its influence in media in order to survive and not being a slave of this vicious cycle. It is important to understand that advertising is not an isolate entity but part of well organized psychological plane.Preference for stars and not for intellectualsIf one closely analyses popular talk shows and interviews in the media, we can clearly see that they always prefer to ‘chat’ with film stars, singers, beauticians and cooks (a new trend), etc,, rather than intellectuals, professionals or literary persons. Firstly, these programs are sponsored by commercial companies and they are having own their marketing motives. The intellectuals usually do not like questions targeting these sundry things and of course their answers are not going to be favorable to the interest of marketing forces. However the stars certainly entertain this type of questions and their answers are mostly in line with the aspirations of the marketing forces.Cultural influence of soap opera The prime time for TV channels are from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm and most of the private owned media use good part of this so called ‘gold’ time period to telecast soap operas. It all started with showing Indian tele-dramas. However, with the introduction of excessive duty on imports on these tele-dramas, they have found local substitute with pretty much the same quality and themes. One may call it ‘simple enjoyment’ with family stories. However, we should think if this kind of families really exists in our society and if so it should be extremely rare in Sinhala Buddhist culture. The families shown in these tele –dramas are the ones that most of the merchants fancy in the society.The whole mark of all these tele dramas is that they are extensively emotional and highly flavored with hatred, jealousy and passion and most of the charact | | By: Lanka Rising | | |
| | | Sapana Babul Ka Vidaai- A Good Message To The Society | | 2007-12-24 10:27:00 | | “Sapna Babul Ka Vidaai” the prime time serial of Star Plus, is slowly gaining the viewer’s attention. Like Saat Phere this serial also shows us the reaction of the society towards a dark complexioned girl. But there is some difference from Saat Phere, as in Saat Phere the lead character Saloni has to suffer a lot due to her complexion till she meets her prince charming- Nahar. But in “….Vidaai”, Ragini has to face the sympathetic attitude. And her problem increases more as her cousin, Sadhana is very beautiful. Though the two sisters are very fond of each other, but Ragini’s mother doesn’t like her daughter’s association with Sadhana. Ragini’s mother thinks that in Sadhana’s company no one will notice her daughter and also they can’t be able to find a suitable match for her. So she always tries to separate the two ones. Our society needs such kind of serials. Though in the present day atmosphere the things have changed, but still we are obsessive about looks. Due to this attitude of ours the beauticians and the cosmetic companies are making money. We need to learn that beauty is just the illusion of our eyes. So we should not give so much attention to the looks. The lead roles of Ragini and Sadhana are played by Parul Chauhan and Sara Khan respectively, who are doing their job perfectly. Vibha Chibber(the assistant coach in movie Chak de India) is playing Ragini’s mother and Alok Nath is playing Ragini’s father. | | By: spicy-mix | | |
| | Information Society | | 2007-12-24 07:07:57 | | What’s On Your Mind
What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy)
I Like the Way You Werk It
HOW LONG
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Peace & Love Inc. | | By: My Bands | | |
| | Woman's Seamen's Friend Society of Connecticut, Inc Scholarship Program | | 2007-12-22 22:04:00 | | Program Scholarship:Financial Support for Graduate Work in the Marine SciencesFinancial Support for Marine or Maritime StudiesFinancial Support for Graduate Work in the Marine Sciences(Four Year College, University/Grant)Purpose: Awards up to $1500 to assist graduate students conducting research in the Marine Sciences. Priority given to students working on the first two years of their research. Deadline for summer session studies or research is March 15; deadline for next regular academic year i | | By: FREE GOVERNMENT GRANT, COLLEGE MONEY & SCHOLAR | | |
| | | Indian Writer Arundhati Roy Reminds Us About an Artist's Role in Society | | 2007-12-11 11:50:57 | | Arundhati Roy's observation (taken from her book: Power Politics)"Painters, writers, singers, actors, dancers, filmakers, musicians are meant to fly, to push at the frontiers, to worry the edges of the human imagination, to conjure beauty from the most unexpected things, to find magic in places where others never thought to look."Women's Success History
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| | Sad Commentary on Society, or Just Sad? | | 2007-12-10 10:16:36 | | My insanely controversial last post aside, readers of my site (”SKOS” as the kids like to call it) know that good, clean, dry humor is my calling card. Unless you are Amish, in which case I’m telling on you because you shouldn’t be on the Internet, nothing I have ever written is likely to have [...] | | By: Special Kind of Stupid | | |
| | | Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation Scholarship Program | | 2007-12-08 21:22:00 | | Scholarships Program:Caterpillar Scholars Award FundArthur and Gladys Cervenka Scholarship AwardChapter 4 Lawrence A. Wacker Memorial ScholarshipDetroit Chapter One-Founding Chapter ScholarshipDirector's Scholarship AwardDownriver Detroit Chapter 198 ScholarshipFort Wayne Chapter 56 ScholarshipConnie and Robert T. Gunter ScholarshipClinton J. Helton Manufacturing Scholarship Award FundKalamazoo Chapter 116-Roscoe Douglas Memorial Scholarship AwardE. Wayne Kay Co-op ScholarshipE. Wayne Kay Commun | | By: FREE GOVERNMENT GRANT, COLLEGE MONEY & SCHOLAR | | |
| | Humane Society Needs Volunteers | | 2007-12-08 07:06:00 | | The Cherokee County Humane Society is looking for some volunteers. They need adults to help at their cat adoption centers in Marietta, Woodstock, and Acworth. Responsibilities include cleaning cages, washing bedding and assisting with adoptions. For more info, please contact the cat adoption manager at:peanut_lg@yahoo.com | | By: Cherokee County GA Real Estate | | |
| | 2008 INTERNATIONAL PAPER CONTEST at The American Society for Information Science & Technology | | 2007-12-05 12:11:58 | | Deadline : March 31, 2008The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is pleased to announce its ninth competition for papers to be submitted for the 2008 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Columbus, Ohio, October 24-29, 2008.The theme of this year`s paper contest is: `People Transforming Information - Information Transforming People` The theme may be addressed at either the country or regional level issues. Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of the theme, such as, but not limited to the following (some adopted from the conference theme): Individual identities and how they are transformed by the impact of information technologiesThe societal archive - is it disappearing and/or being marginalized?Societal attentions and how emphasis on information technology either allows or hinders theseOpenness, access and privacy issuesGenerational, e | | By: American scholarship Information | | |
| | Importance of learning Abhidghamma for contemporary society | | 2007-12-03 03:29:24 | | Most of people in Sri Lanka call themselves Buddhists but they are mostly Buddhist by birth certificate who only cares of popular Buddhist rituals and few stories and stanzas from Dammapada. Then they go for contradicting faiths like Jothishya (astrology), pray for gods and Sai Baba to fill up their inner religious vacuum. If you are not intelligent, there are so many parties that are eying to exploit you. You may already have been under the custody of a political party or view. There are business and allied marketing organizations trying to sell their products which may not be an absolute necessity for you. Similarly, there are national and international religious missionaries and NGO agents to fish you for their motives. However if you have a solid intellectual base on the mechanism of mind and its reactions to external environment you are well equipped to cope with all the external pressures from the society and you are in the right path of liberation from suffering and inherent unsatisfaction of life. Importance of AbhidhammaAbhidhamma is the Buddhist teaching of psychology (in traditional meaning) without a psyche. It deals with realities and practical way of noble living, based on experience of those who have understood and realized. The seven books of the Abhidhamma Pitaka, the third division of the Tipitaka, offer an extraordinarily detailed analysis of the basic natural principles that govern mental and physical processes. Whereas the Sutta and Vinaya Pitakas lay out the practical aspects of the Buddhist path to Awakening, the Abhidhamma Pitaka provides a theoretical framework to explain the causal underpinnings of that very path. In Abidhamma both mind and matter, which constitute the complex machinery of man, are microscopically analyzed. Chief events connected with the process of birth, life and death are explained in detail. Intricate points of the Dhamma are clarified. The path of Emancipation is set forth in clear terms. Origin | | By: Lanka Rising | | |
| | Political pollution and today’s dirty society | | 2007-11-18 18:56:18 | | What a difference in the greetings for returning soldiers in Texas airports. Too bad Oakland wasn’t where the underbrush is instead of the other parts of California. Wonder if they would welcome soldiers if there were a horrendous earthquake. I wouldn’t waste any pity on them, and I think a lot of [...] | | By: Forgot To Ask | | |
| | | HISTORY & SOCIETY | | 2007-11-07 04:59:00 | | FREEDOM FIGHT 71BANGLADESH 1971BANGLADESH LIBERATION WARBANGLADESH LIBERATION WAR 1971JONMOJUDDHOKOTHONLIBERATION WAR MUSEUMMUKTIJUDDHO WIKIAMUKTO MONA ONLINE ARCHIVEVIRTUAL BANGLADESHSOCIETYEVERGREEN BANGLABANDLADESH IN UNUN IN BANGLADESHT I BSECULAR VOICE OF BANGLADESHSUJONONLINE SOCIETYBD TUBEBRIGHT CENTRALDESHI ADDADESHI YOU TUBEDESHI VOICEGUNIJONMY BANGLA SPACESHUCHINTAWRITERS' SITEAHMED KAISARANISUL HOQUELUTFAR RAHMANTAHMIMA ANAMTASLIMA NASRIN | | By: Bangla Cultural Web Guide | | |
| | A New Food Society. | | 2007-11-04 13:32:00 | | November 5. I wish to announce the formation of a new society, and invite you to join. It is “The Society of Abligurands”. Membership is free, meetings are held ad-hoc (but as frequently as possible, preferably at expensive restaurants), rules will be few (and are to be advised), and the only membership requirement is that one must be a regular practitioner of the art of abligurition, or have aspirations to be such a practitioner. Abligurition is, according to the OED, ‘prodigal expense on meat and drink.’ It is derived, as I understand it, from various words which reference squandering on dainty articles of food, and licking (lips certainly, fingers possibly, but perhaps also plates?). The OED does not appear to include the word ‘abligurand’, but it most certainly should, and perhaps with sheer force of our numbers (I know there are more of you out there), perhaps it will at its next revision. You can be part of linguistic history as well as culinary, if you join no | | By: The Old Foodie | | |
| | Degradation of Society | | 2007-11-02 10:13:34 | | If you are still not convinced that we are, as the title of my book says "Going To Hell In A Handbasket" then you probably have not seen or even heard of the Folsum Street Fair held in San Francisco. Sexual deviates of every stripe publicly display their decadence for all to see. One site with photos displays a warning before you can enter it at http://www.zombietime.com/folsom_sf_2007_part_1/. You can read other stories without having to subject yourself to the images on the site to get an idea of the activities engaged by these God haters. I suggest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folsom_Street_Fair which has other news references to the event. They even had a poster mimicking the Lord's Supper by Michelangelo with leather clad, semi-nude characters for the Apostles and Jesus with sex toys for the food and cups. Some parents even brought their children to witness this event so that they could see the "diversity." God may give us free will to worship Him or not. The country may grant us the right of free speech. However, God will call on everyone to give an account in the end. If you don't know what He will judge us by (Bible) then how can you have confidence that He is pleased with our behavior.
| | By: Going To Hell In A Handbasket And Loving It! | | |
| | A Society in Madness | | 2007-10-23 23:31:00 | | A Society in MadnessIt's not often that I leave a theatre with just one word on my lips: Wow. But Steppenwolf's current production of The Crucible, Arthur Miller's rendering of the Salem Witch Trials, is, in a word, "Wow."The production is intense from the very beginning--the house lights darken and the theatre fills with foreboding music and panicked shrieking, and within the first few minutes of the play we're witness to confessions made under extreme duress. Much has been made of the play's exploration of the McCarthy era, and Chicago newspapers have thrown in their two cents about the production's timely relevance to a society that passes legislation like the Military Commissions Act, but for me, the most interesting aspect of the production had to do with its exploration of a society gone mad.The Salem of the play (which is slightly different from the Salem of history), has a mixture of peoples: Rev. Parris is loath to jump to the conclusion that witchcraft is afoot (primarily due to concerns over maintaining his position as the town's pastor). Rev. Hale, a visiting minister, is an educated, fairly rational man with a conscience: before agreeing to examine a girl who has fallen ill, he tells the townspeople that he will only provide his services if they will agree to abide by his verdict, which may be that no witchcraft is at work. However, a wealthy couple are quick to pronounce the situation unnatural in the midst of jealousy and concerns over their own daughter.News of the illness spreads quickly through the village, and it doesn't take long for (believed, though entirely unsubstantiated) rumors to make their way: the girl flew! She levitated from her bed! A pot of soup is taken as a sorcerer's brew since a frog jumps in on accident. Even though Abigail repeatedly tries to convince her uncle that she and the other girls were just dancing in the wood, he is unsatisfied until she proclaims that she has been under the influence of a witch: her uncle' | | By: DawnXianaMoon.com: Randomness | | |
| | Society Cafe | | 2007-10-15 22:57:00 | | Lon and I had Sunday brunch at Society Cafe Society Cafe. The slightly artsy cafe has average food, terribly slow service (I eventually got up to get my own menu.), at regular Manhattan prices. No discount for being in Harlem which I expected. I had the Stuffed French Toast which was too soggy but otherwise pretty good. Lon's Turkey Club came with cheese (not listed on the menu) which he did not want and the salad greens were not dressed. The ingredients were fresh and the portion sizes were nice but we wouldn't go again. | | By: FoodMayhem | | |
| | | | The Law: Roman-Dutch mismatch in Sinhala Buddhist society | | 2007-10-01 10:59:35 | | Law is one of the corner stone of the society and we have been keeping the foreign Roman-Dutch law, even after sixty years since independence.It is a shame for a country, having more than 75% of its population consist of Theravadha Buddhist, still relying on Roman-Dutch law which is based on Christianity.Mechanism based on right to lieUnlike the traditional eastern stream of law that is based on truthfulness and justice, Roman-Dutch law is completely based on mere debating based on right to defend and truthfulness play very little value there.This western law system has introduced a third party named lawyer who can lie in all means to defend his client and he has no liability for that. Therefore, this system is based on sheer logic and it has very little concern for human values. In a nut shell, it is just a tussle between two licensed liars while the actual parties involved in the dispute are playing very passive role.Buddhist culture based on moral valuesThe minimum moral basis of a Buddhist is the Five Precepts (Pañcasila). The standards set by the precepts are simple — no intentional killing, stealing, having illicit sex, lying, or taking intoxicants. It's entirely possible to live in line with these standards. Not always easy or convenient, but always possible.Clear-cutThe precepts are formulated with no ifs, ands, or buts. This means that they give very clear guidance, with no room for waffling or less-than-honest rationalizations. An action either fits in with the precepts or it doesn't.Right speech, a key element in middle path"And what is right speech? Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from abusive speech, & from idle chatter: This is called right speech."— Buddha (Magga-vibhanga Sutta)Lawyer (Professional Liar)There are only few professions that directly conflict with the Five Precepts (Pañcasila) .A butcher who kill animals, a robber who steal others property, a prostitute who involved in commercial sex, and lastly it is a practicing lawyer who has to lie (there is about 50% of chance that a practicing lawyer has to lie in the court each day!) in the (Roman-Dutch) courts. It is strange that while all the other stated professions are considered as shameful; still profession of law has still being regarded high in our society.The lawyers are governed by code of conducts and ethics and one of the codes is that ‘they have to accept client regardless of him being the accuser or accusedâ€, and of course, only one party will be innocent and lawyer whom is hired by other party has to defend his client by lying in all manner. Usually high earned lawyers are those representing for accused in murdering and other criminal acts.In current Roman-Dutch law system every lawyer has no option but to obligate in this mechanism willingly or not !The danger in lyingThe person who lies,who transgress in this one thing,transcending concern for the world beyond:there's no evil, he might not do.- The Buddha, Itivuttaka (Kuddaka Nikaya)It's not good,the doing of the deedthat, once it's done,you regret,whose result you reap crying,your face in tears.- The Buddha, Dammapada (Balavagga)I might argue that lawyer is profession and he is not lying for his behalf.“chethanaham bikkawe kamman vadami†– The BuddhaThe lawyer’s intention for lying is earn money and he is lying for money and he is clearly committing demerit act.If doing sin as part of profession is allowed, the Buddha may have exempt butchers (who kill wage) and prostitutes (who sexually misconduct for money) as well.Politics and LawThe bulk of the members of the parliament are lawyers, or in plain word, professional liars. It is no wonder lying is a principal in politics! It is the court that has taken away the fear of lying of these MPs. Because of the political power for lawyers, unlike butchers and prostitutes, this profession of liars has kept high status in the society. However, one thing that all the lawyers must remember is regardless of their social status, they have to face the natural law of the nature, the karma, in next lives.What can we do?It is lawyers themselves that lie, so the greatest responsibility is within the lawyers (if they really do not want to go to hell) to push to change this Catholic law system. All the Buddhists should unite and demand for law system which is based on core Buddhist values or at least for more reforms for the existing system so that it is based on truthfulness rather than power of lying. | | By: Lanka Rising | | |
| | Who to Join in Helping the Poor: St. Vincent de Paul Society, Catholic Worker Movement, ... Priests for Life? | | 2007-10-01 01:15:02 | | Ministering to the poor is something that comes natural to Catholic Christians as we strive for greater union with Christ and love for our neighbor. One thing to keep in mind if we have entered the marriage vocation, is that we cannot sacrifice our family in order to work for the poor. However, as a family gets more established more free time becomes available to spend helping one's neighbor. If possible, do some volunteering as a family. This helps unify the family and parents set a great example for their children.
There are many types of poverty to address - lack of morality/spirituality, loneliness, lack of education, and lack of material need, just to name a few. Pray and decide which kind of poverty you are feeling called to minister to. The most common type of poverty when people think of the word "poverty" is the lack of material need. There are many Catholic and non-Catholic organizations one can get involved with to minister to the materially poor. But Catholics need to do some research before getting involved with these organizations because they can have very different philosophies on how to help the poor.
The main question these philosophies boil down to is: "What is their view of life?" Is it a burden or is it a gift from God? Secular organizations that help the materially poor often see life as a burden, since many of them deem anti-life measures such as abortion and sterilization to be good weapons in the war against poverty. Sadly, some Catholic organizations implicitly agree with this view on life by their deliberate silence on topics such as these. To me it seems like a Catholic organization cannot exclude the right to life in its work to help the poor. Who is poorer than the person without the right to live?
To my knowledge, the only Catholic group to successfully synthesize aiding the materially poor and the right to life is the Missionaries of Charity order of nuns started by Mother Teresa. If anyone reading this knows of any other group, I would like to know. The other Catholic groups that help the poor have been so silent in defending these poor that groups that focus solely on the abortion issue have had to be established. Sadly, they are often branded as "narrow minded" and "single issue" groups that ignore the needs of the materially poor outside of the womb.
So find out about the organization you choose to volunteer with, and if you find yourself in a situation hostile to the Gospel of the fullness Life, be not afraid to evangelize!
Pax et Bonum,
Daniel
| | By: Living Catholicism | | |
| | Reflections Of Society. | | 2007-09-27 17:46:00 | | The wonderful, and often challenging, aspect of myself is how disillusioned I naturally become with myself, with my own self-image. This whole play of spirituality has grown tiresome and old. There is really no difference between what one would call spirituality and any other self-made pursuit occupying ones time. Spirituality is no closer to truth than any other man-made invention. All there is,
| | By: Compassionate Council | | |
| | DJ Skee - Fly Society video shoot | | 2007-09-14 20:15:00 | | The boy DJ Skee goes behind the scenes at the Fly Society video shoot. Fly Society is a group comprised of skateboarder Terry Kennedy & H.I.T from Long Beach, CA. and Currency from the N.O (new Orleans) who used to be down with Lil Wayne. Get A Bar!! I dont know if you guys are paying attention to the new acts Im bringing you and their image and new perspective on the West Coast - I think we are going to see a big change as far how the West Coast is perceived music wise - stay tuned!
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| | Astrology: The mental tail of Sri Lankan society | | 2007-09-14 18:15:57 | | The Indian sub continent and Arabic region evolved great tradition of astronomy and they were way ahead in observing and exploring the planets and stars of the universe. There was a great history for mathematics in eastern world to support astronomical calculations. The number system was developed by the people of east and introduction of the concept of zero (0) was the revolutionary in mathematics and science. However, this great tradition was later influenced by the Hindu religious myths and deviated from evolving as a science. This great mathematical based astronomical science was unfortunately deviated into mere mythical prediction methodology currently known astrology (Jothisya). In the mean time, Libnitz, one of the great mathematicians in the West, was able to develop the concept of zero into more powerful mathematical concept named as calculus. Thereafter, while scientist of western world utilized these concepts to develop new powerful western culture which is strongly based on rationale thinking, the people in Indian sub continent were miserably gone astray and still struggling to catch up. False ConceptWe should realise that a false concept will never become right just because the majority of people believe it or because it is believed from ancient times, or because there are eminent scientists among the believers.Astrology originated when man’s knowledge of astronomy and the universe was wrong. Hence, astrological calculations were and are made on wrong data. Of the nine planets (navagraha) of astrologers only five are real planets. Of the remaining four, one is a star and another a satellite. The remaining two (Rahu and Kethu) do not exist at all! How can conclusions derived from wrong data be true?Astrological charts are prepared according to the relative visual positions of the so-called planets in the twelve zodiacal constellations at the time of the birth of a person. As the solar planets and the zodiacal stars are millions of miles away from the earth their visual positions at any moment are only virtual and not real. In preparing the chart for a person astrologers make use of the wrong virtual positions of the planets. If they have the knowledge and ability to calculate and find the real positions of the planets through astronomical calculations, perhaps astrologers themselves will lose faith in their cult!Since light from planets and stars takes several minutes to millions of years to reach the earth, it is clear that astrologers’ charts are wrong by several minutes to millions of years!! Astrology and BuddhismThe greatest fruit of modern eastern thinking is Buddhism and one of the corner stones of Buddhism is philosophy of Anatta (Not-self; ownerless).Those who regardnon-essence as essenceand see essence as non-,don't get to the essence,ranging about in wrong resolves.But those who knowessence as essence,and non-essence as non-,get to the essence,ranging about in right resolves.- Dhammapada (Yamakavagga)Seeing danger where there is none,& no danger where there is,beings adopting wrong viewsgo to a bad destination.- Dhammapada (Nirayavagga)The concept of 'Kamma' (Karma) is one of the key concepts in Theravada Buddhism. The Buddha's teaching of Kamma is not deterministic; nor is it indeterministic, for it operates according to a causal pattern. These cunning astrologers try to connect astrology with the concept of Kamma giving various false reasons. However they never prove that how these planets (weight) are connected to the Kamma, which is never preached by the Buddha either. If there is such connection, it would be non other than Buddha himself that would disclose that relationship with the great compassion for the man kind. Multiple personality syndrome in the societyThe whole concept of Astrology is against the Buddhist concept of Anatta. Because of this Anatta (no self, control) nature that Dukkha (suffering) arise and Buddha's teaching is on identifying the true cause of suffering and thereby eradicate this cause to free from Dukkha. On the other hand when one try to predict once future using mere calculations based on his birth time it is no longer comply with the concept of Anatta, it is rather the counter concept of Athma (self). Therefore, all those Buddhists who go to temple and contemplate on Anaithya (impermenenc), Dukkha (Suffering/unsatisfactoryness), Anathma (no-self) come back home and check their zodiac sign, un-auspicious time periods (Rahu kalaya), etc are living double faced life. Their thinking is constantly based on two conflicting concepts, and alas the result is a nation suffering from multiple personality syndrome. When the planet Pluto was disregarded from our solar system considering its distance and size, there were so much of buzz and fan fare among astrologers locally and in India. But in the calibrations, they have simply forgotten the fact that their mythical astrology is based on two other imaginary planets called Rahu and Kethu which have never proved to be in existence. While they were celebrating the omission of Pluto for scientific reasons (size and distance from the Sun), they are still calculating the effect of mere imaginary planets named Rahu and Kethu when predicting the fate of individuals. Two of the most influential planets in astrology, Rahu and Kethu planets have never been caught in the lenses of powerful modern telescopes like Habbal. Is this because of supremacy of astrology or is it simply proving the bankruptcy of astrology? Astrology, Society and PoliticsDespite, all these mythical and irrational nature, astrology is still playing high profile role in Sri Lankan society. While bulk of the ignorant people in the society is blindly following this, there are segments in the society to exploit these poor people. Firstly, it is the astrologers who make good money on this business. The only qualification top be a successful astrologer is to overcome the fear of lying, and be eloquent to convince all his lies. There are number of businessmen who publish astrological magazines and weekly news papers to earn money by selling these myths. Finally, but importantly, it is bankrupt politicians that try to exploit astrology to gain petty political advantages. These crooks know that it is very easy to deceive those people who believe in astrology. So they spread rumors that they have Raja yoga (destined to become king) and try to fool the ignorant voters. Astrology has been in Sri Lankan society for some time, and it will continue to be there until foolishness and ignorance with the people, and there are enough clever crooks to exploit them in the society.It is time to shade this mental tail of astrology and march forward to create new eastern culture based on humanity and rational thinking. | | By: Lanka Rising | | |
| | | The Secret of the Totem: Religion and Society from McLennan to Freud | | 2007-08-24 06:42:00 | | Author: Robert Alun JonesPaperback: 360 pagesPublisher: Columbia University Press (August 16, 2005)Language: EnglishISBN: 023113438X(R)"For Frazer, Freud, Durkheim, and Malinowski, totemism was central in their efforts to describe the earliest stages of humanity's religious and social evolution. Jones's beautifully written study is easily the best analysis of this important chapter in the history of anthropology."Robert Ackerman, author of J. G. Frazer: His Life and Work Zip Password: T0sT@rN@
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| | Kandy Perahera and Sri Lankan society | | 2007-08-23 15:36:11 | | The Kandy annual Esala Perahera which started on 19th August will be peaked on 28th August with the final Randoli processions parading the streets. The Perahera tradition has been with Sri Lankan culture for eon.It has been evolved with time since Anuradhapura era up to now. The Dalada Perahera got its current shape in the reign of Sri Wickrama Rajasingha, the last king of Sri Lankan. It is known fact that Sri Wickrama Rajasingha was a Hindu and he influenced the traditions of Dalada Tthevava and Perahera drastically. That is how the processions of four devala integrated into the Dalada Perahera.Of course the traditions are conditioned by the prevailing politico-social context of the country and further evolve which is clearly reflected in of our Dalada history.However, it is worth analyzing the current state of Kandy Dalada Perahera and see if the Perahera correctly reflect the aspirations of the common people of Sri Lanka. Time has passed since the last king of Sri Lanka ousted from the throne. Still have we ever been able to shred aside these ridiculously mismatching Hindu tails from the Dalada Perahera? Now it is called traditions and people are scared to change the traditions. But they have forgotten the very fact that these mismatching traditions were introduced by breaking existing Buddhist traditions!!People still says that ‘Dalada Maligawa’ is a national asset and ‘Dalada Wahanse’ is the symbol of sovereignty and power of our mother land. If ‘Dalada Wahanse’ is considered as national symbol, the ‘Dalada Perahera’ must fully reflect our nation.However, still only upcountry traditional dancing is allowed in the Dalada Perahera. It is time to seriously consider about this so called tradition. Does the ‘Dalada Wahanse’ an asset of up country people or are we matured enough to consider it as a great religious asset of all the Buddhists in the world and the greatest cultural and social asset of whole Sri Lankans?Without any argument, traditional Kandian dancing is the most colorful and superior traditional dancing in Sri Lanka.As a Sri Lankan, still it’s a great pain to see only up country dancing allowed in the ‘Dalada Perahera’ which is considered to be a national event. We can even see drummers and clergy from Japan marching in the procession, but not a single dancer of low country or Sabaragamuwa traditions. These Japanese traditions have been introduced to Dalada Perahera by breaking existing traditions. But so far this has never being the case for low country traditions.Now it’s a time where the Maha Sangha is more and more uniting to promote Buddhism in the country. So it is the political and social leaders to act progressively to keep this great Sinhala tradition as a national event rather than a regional event to boost personal aspirations of few radala families.The Kandy Perahera has become the symbol of backward minded traditional thinking of upcountry families. This hints why great monks and national leaders are no longer immerging from up country areas. The up country society has lost its national interests due to their traditional ‘up country’ arrogance. If one analyze the latest election results, it is clearly evident that, the people from Sinhala dominated up country areas have always either slow to response or completely blind to the national issues.They have simply forgotten the fact that they happened to be up country man simply due to a geological fact and not for any realistic social or political fact.For how long are we going to keep ‘Dalada Perahera’ as a symbol of nation divided? | | By: Lanka Rising | | |
| | Society of Spectacle | | 2007-08-14 20:08:00 | | For the last few days Russian Live Journal has been reeling over the posting of a video showing the execution of two men, a Tadjik and Dagastani, by masked figures claiming to be members of a little known fascist group called National Socialism/White Power, reports Kommersant. The two minute video, posted as “The Execution [...] | | By: Sean's Russia Blog | | |
| | Overly Sensitive of Society's Ignorance but Feeling Justified | | 2007-08-08 00:03:00 | | So yesterday my old boss instant messaged me out of the blue. She was always like a mother to me and I really loved working with her. However here is how the conversation started: MA says: Hey, send me your blog site again so that I can see your Hawaiian pictures. I didn't get to look at them before. Aimée says: http://newsfromthewhitehome.blogspot.com/ Aimée says: I don't put very much on there unfortunately so it hasn't been updated in awhile Aimée says: how are you? MA says: I am good. I went to the site and your pictures are great. You look way too thin. Are you losing weight? Your trip looks wonderful.one of the photos she would have been referring to me looking "way too thin" Now after I read that last line I felt like she had just punched me in the face. For me that statement would come across EXACTLY the same way as if she had said it the opposite way, “You look way too fat. Are you gaining weight?” Had anyone said that to most people in America you w | | By: The Reality of Anxiety | | |
| | Open Society and Its Enemies | | 2007-08-02 10:39:00 | | Author: Karl Raimund PopperPaperback: Publisher: Princeton University Press; 5 Revised edition (February 1, 1971) Language: EnglishISBN: 0691019681Popper was born in 1902 to a Viennese family of Jewish origin. He taught in Austria until 1937, when he emigrated to New Zealand in anticipation of the Nazi annexation of Austria the following year, and he settled in England in 1949. Before the annexation, Popper had written mainly about the philosophy of science, but from 1938 until the end of the Second World War he focused his energies on political philosophy, seeking to diagnose the intellectual origins of German and Soviet totalitarianism. The Open Society and Its Enemies was the result. In the book, Popper condemned Plato, Marx, and Hegel as "holists" and "historicists"--a holist, according to Popper, believes that individuals are formed entirely by their social groups; historicists believe that social groups evolve according to internal principles that it is the intellectual's | | By: GanEden For Books | | |
| | Position of women in Bishnupriya Manipuri Society | | 2007-08-01 04:25:03 | | In Bishnupriya Manipuri society, the women were never neglected. Indian customs like widow-burning, dowry culture or devdasi system were never in practice in Bishnupriya Manipuri community. Goddess cults and myths in Manipur are very ancient and most of them prove the position of women in the society. After the propagation of Vaishnavism of Sri Chaitanya, [...] | | By: Me and My Manipuri Things | | |
| | Lindsay Lohan Is A Menace To Society | | 2007-07-25 03:56:51 | |
Lindsay Lohan was arrested again this morning, for - are you sitting down? - DUI and cocaine possession.
Lindsay Lohan was arrested for drunk driving in Santa Monica early this morning — her second bust in less than three months.
According to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept., 21-year-old Lohan was nailed around 2:15 AM near Pico Boulevard and Main Street early Tuesday morning.
Just last week, Lohan was quietly booked by Beverly Hills PD for an alleged Memorial Day weekend DUI crash. She was due back in court on August 24 to face charges of driving with a blood alcohol level greater than .08 and misdemeanor hit and run.
Lindsay just turned 21 — legal drinking age — earlier this month. She’s been voluntarily wearing a SCRAM alcohol monitoring bracelet for the past couple of weeks, even flaunting the device during a recent beach outing in Malibu.
Also,
Lindsay Lohan was popped for possession of cocaine, driving under the influence, transporting a narcotic into a custodial facility and driving on a suspended license. Sources say her blood alcohol level was between .12 and .13, well over the .08 legal limit.
Cops tell TMZ cocaine was found in her pants pocket.
And…
Law enforcement now says Lohan was stopped after cops got a call of a vehicle being chased by another vehicle. The chasing vehicle was being driven by Lohan.
Lohan was driving a white Denali. She was chasing a Cadillac Escalade.
Furthermore…
She refused to submit to a PASD — Preliminary Alcohol Screening Device. That’s a chemical test administered in the field to determine blood alcohol levels.
We’re told cops did administer a walk-the-line test, and Lindsay flunked.
So! In summation, Lindsay Lohan is a drunken cokehead, and she was the one doing the high-speed chasing. The director of the Promises rehab facility must be simply beaming with pride right now.
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| | Society Geared For MMA | | 2007-07-22 22:47:00 | | A new angle on why MMA has surpassed boxing as America's dominant combat sport by Doug MacEwanAs an avid fan of both boxing and MMA, I have taken notice of all the different theories as to why MMA has replaced boxing as the most popular combat sport in the world. On the surface you hear the talk of the rampant corruption in boxing turning long time fans away, but wasn’t it Don King who promoted “The Rumble in the Jungle” during boxing’s golden age? And furthermore isn’t it the Ultimate Fighting Championship, undoubtedly MMA’s most popular organization, that is run by two casino owners with alleged connections to the New Orleans mob?I have also listened to many an argument about the apparent brutality of MMA drawing today’s blood thirsty masses away from the more sterilized boxing environment, but anyone who has watched Gatti vs. Ward or Corrales vs. Castillo 1 can tell you that there is plenty if not more violence over the course of a twelve round boxing match as compar | | By: The Irish Whip | | |
| | Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society | | 2007-07-21 07:00:00 | | Fall fills many trees not only with brilliantly colored leaves but also with lush, delicious fruits. Numerous gardens throughout the area include a variety of fruit trees. This year, Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society will revive their Fall Flower Show and there will be a chance to display these bountiful fruit harvests in this fall event on Nov. 10, 2007 at the historic Kendall Place, 120 East Palm Ave. in Redlands.... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
| | The Asphodel Norwood Horticultural Society's flower show | | 2007-07-15 07:00:00 | | The Asphodel Norwood Horticultural Society is having a flower show tomorrow at the Legion, Alma Street.
Participants are asked to have their entries in by 9 a.m. as judging will take place between 10 a.m. and noon. The show will then be open to the public from noon until 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and see the variety of flowers that's grown in the area... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
| | The Philippines Society's Negative Perception Of Call Center Work | | 2007-07-13 11:46:00 | | Look at the picture. What do you see? It looks like a bunch of Filipina callcenter agents either bored or stressed out! Sadly, this is the picture majority of our society perceive our work to be. Dead-end and not a career. This is the reason why callcenter have a hard time finding qualified people themselves.The reason behind the negative perception is ignorance. Most people don't know what type of work we do and our personal sacrifice to provide for our needs and for our families. But we can't really blame them. Our industry has not done enough to enlighten more students and professionals in this matter. Even amongst ourselves, we haven't done enough to convey that what we do is an honest living and a worthwhile job.The only thing that most of us convey we are proud of is how much money we get. And that's a fact. How many times have you told non callcenter people the good things you do in a callcenter? Maybe once or maybe none. But how many times have you encouraged people to join | | By: The Call Center Expert | | |
| | Royal Horticultural Society?s Flower Show | | 2007-07-13 07:00:00 | | Newcastle Borough Council will pay homage to the town's ancient market town status by entering a Victorian market stall-themed exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society's Flower Show.
Parks staff are currently working hard to recreate a scene reminiscent of a traditional market day in Victorian Newcastle for the annual event, which takes place at Tatton Park, Cheshire from July 18 to 22... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
| | Welland Horticultural Society's annual Garden Walk | | 2007-07-07 07:00:00 | | Welland tribuneWhile local gardeners enjoy the spotlight this time of year because of various public events, those who work on the city's floral beds should not go by without acknowledgment.
Events like Welland Horticultural Society's annual Garden Walk and the annual Rose Show draw attention to what private gardeners can do. The garden walk, which takes place tomorrow, invites the public into outstanding residential gardens in the community. Many of the visitors who go on these tours are amazed by the work they see before them... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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