National Geographic explored the ways that an extremely crowded country copes with rising sea levels in the May, 2011 issue. Stunning story about Bangladesh loaded with daunting statistics, including incredible photography.
Another edition of "Quotes," consisting of quotes I've gathered and enjoyed: The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth. - H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) Every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies . . . a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. - Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 16 1953. http://i.imgur.com/ZC6zn.jpg Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. - Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862) Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down. - Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869) If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. - J. K. Rowling Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive. - G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936) Is there life before death? - Graffito, in Belfast In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. - Paul Dirac (1902 - 1984) Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom. - Soren Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855) The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking. - John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - 2006)
Here is a comprehensive list of the techniques Fox News uses to manipulate its viewers, compliments of Dr. Cynthia Boaz. It seems to me that responsible thinkers would anticipate these techniques, recognize them and turn this drivel off. Here is the list of techniques, but I would highly recommend visiting the main article for clear explanations of each. 1. Panic Mongering. 2. Character Assassination/Ad Hominem. 3. Projection/Flipping. 4. Rewriting History. 5. Scapegoating/Othering. 6. Conflating Violence With Power and Opposition to Violence With Weakness. 7. Bullying. 8. Confusion. 9. Populism. 10. Invoking the Christian God. 11. Saturation. 12. Disparaging Education. 13. Guilt by Association. 14. Diversion. I freely admit that FOX News is not the only "news" channel that employs these techniques--I've seen most of these used on other networks, though FOX is famous for proudly using these techniques.
Children who attend July 4 celebrations are more likely to identify themselves as Republicans later in life, a new Harvard University study finds. [T]here is a political congruence between the patriotism promoted on Fourth of July and the values associated with the Republican party. Fourth of July celebrations in Republican dominated counties may thus be more politically biased events that socialize children into Republicans," they write.
Here's what happened when pop singer Jewel went to a karaoke bar incognito. You'll enjoy watching this prank, which was all in good fun. The fans recognized a good voice when they heard it. It's a different result from when concert violinist Joshua Bell played in the subway station. BTW, here's Jewel performing "Who Will Save Your Soul?"