Society Articles
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
"Hillary should thank, McCain for New Hampshire victory "
All pre-coronation of Barak Obama as the official democratic front runner was put on hold the other day by a photo finish victory from Hillary Clinton. Most of the polls and a majority of the media had Obama winning the New Hampshire primary by a landslide. A day after the New Hampshire primary, every media outlet was offering excuses why Hillary won. Some critics said that Hillary's emotion outburst on the campaign trail helped boost her votes or how she won most of the women vote. Other pun dent's suggested that ... [
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Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
Most of the talk about kitchen sponges is around the amount of bacteria they can harbor. Sure, it's a very good point, but what about the effect of these throwaway items on the environment?
How often do you change your kitchen sponge - once, twice a week? Imagine that being repeated millions of times each week around the world. It's a lot of waste, especially given that so many sponges are made from plastics, making them yet another item in our home that's derived from oil.
While changing your sponge regularly is good hygienic practice, try to purchase ones that are made ... [
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Continuing..
In most cases people choose to go to places where they already like the entertainment in which case it's easy to create a synergy with the people but if the performer doesn't provide enough independent and representational value (they suck), they people will somehow let them know (booing or no more ticket sales).
When the comedian, rockstar, band, or dj is on the stage, they are taking relational authority over that social environment. They are behaving as the stimulus to which other people will respond to.
Whatever kind of programming they are getting across, the default relationship with the people is ... [
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
This is an interesting phenomenon and you can see it just about anywhere there are people gathered.
Go to an event, concert, comedy club, nightclub and you will see people adapting to their social environment. Beyond basic social courtesies and customs I'm talking about the types of relationships that now exist that weren't necessarily there before.
It changes people's behavior because they adapt to certain environmental stimuli. Women are well known to change their behavior patterns drastically based on different environments and different stimuli.
Men are often just pretty much confused.
What else do those venues have in common besides being places ... [
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Through the years there has been an increase in the use of portable electronic and an electric devices. The need for batteries has grown exponentially. There seems to be no end in sight for the use of batteries. Of the most popular batteries sealed lead batteries are the most common.
Sealed lead batteries came around and approximately 1975 for the purpose of having a power source that was maintenance-free and also ate economical for the manufacture and consumer. Amongst the features beyond the selling of the lead in the light from spillage was the formation of special release the ... [
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Every year-end, prognostications about the future proliferate. Forecasts and forebodings are offered to support any point of view, most of it feeding into the human fear of the unknown.
At one time or another each one of us has thought about what is awaiting around the corner or a few years down the road, and how it will affect us. But if we're going to live joyfully in the present moment, we must recognize that the future is not yet created; it is an illusion beyond our grasp. In the process of worrying anxiously over anticipated outcomes, we actually ... [
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