Countdown 2 Armegeddon
'Tis the season to be jolly! Why? Simple. King George II, owing
his re-election in large part to the American Christian Right
Wing, will certainly not defoul the regions surrounding the holy
lan... read more |
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The Governable Person
‘The examination combines the techniques of an observational
hierarchy and those of a normalising judgment. It is a
normalising gaze, a surveillance that makes it possible to
qualify, to classify... read more |
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The Narcissist and His Friends
"Who's the fairest of them all?" – asks the Bad Queen in the
fairy tale. Having provided the wrong answer, the mirror is
smashed to smithereens. Not a bad allegory for how the
narcissist treats h... read more |
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Mindfulness and Retirement: Time To Play
I have a 17-year-old daughter who is finishing up a year in
Vitoria, Brazil. She's been having the time of her life in a
gorgeous coastal city with the beaches of her dreams and the
cute guys to ... read more |
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Gay Marriage Rights
We have been brought up in a society where homosexuality is not
acknowledged. To be in love with someone of the same sex is a
sin and now to want the rights to live united under the bonds of
mat... read more |
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Internet Dating - Its Not For Geeks
Six months ago an old school friend and I were chatting over
coffee, putting the world to rights as women do. She was
bemoaning her lack of success in meeting the “right sort” of
men. I asked her... read more |
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People are using e-cards to propose Marriage
Are people using e-cards to say important things in life
situations? The answer is yes, says things-to-say.com.
things-to-say.com is a greeting card site that offers various
things to say in life... read more |
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Healing Racism, Hatred and Violence
The following article is offered for free use in your ezine,
print publication or on your web site, so long as the author
resource box at the end is included. Notification of publication
would be... read more |
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Are You Really Ready to Telecommute?
Telecommuting is a big thing these days: no more commuting
nightmares, more time with the kids, more time for yourself,
flexible hours, increased productivity ... the list goes on and
on.
But ... read more |
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THE POWER OF COMMUNITY
We are all members of communities. We all naturally associate
with LIKE MINDED individuals. We know people near our homes and
many people online as well. For now, let's focus on your
PERSONAL com... read more |
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This is my Story
This is My Story (And I have to stick to it, I don’t
want to, but that is the way it is)
I am currently in Recovery from Drug Addiction. I have been
clean now for nearly eight years. I relapsed... read more |
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Social Program: Management & Evaluation
NGO PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY INCREASING PARTICIPATION THROUGH
ACCOUNTABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Timothy Farrell, PHD faroglobal, inc. Guatemala City, Guatemala
October 2001 Introduction NGO... read more |
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Workaholism, Leisure and Pleasure - Part I
The official working week has been reduced to 35 hours a week in
France. In most countries in the world, it is limited to 45
hours a week. The trend during the last century seems to be
unequivoca... read more |
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Can We Make Sense Of The Senseless?
I've been trying to make sense of what would appear to be a
senseless attack on America by crazed, religious zealots.
After the initial numbness wore off and after spending many
sleepless night... read more |
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Notes on the Economics of Game Theory - Part III
The limitations of this approach are immediately evident. It is
definitely not geared to cope well with more complex,
multi-player, semi-cooperative (semi-competitive), imperfect
information situ... read more |
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The Distributive Justice of the Market - Part I
The public outcry against executive pay and compensation
followed disclosures of insider trading, double dealing, and
outright fraud. But even honest and productive entrepreneurs
often earn more ... read more |
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Mobbing Is Emotional Abuse
Are you a mobber? Have you ever made fun of people behind their
backs? Spread rumors? Played practical jokes that weren’t really
funny and got others to join in your laughter? Have you joined
in ... read more |
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Forward to the Past - Feudalism and Communism
The core countries of Central Europe (the Czech Republic,
Hungary and, to a lesser extent, Poland) experienced industrial
capitalism in the inter-war period. But the countries comprising
the vast... read more |
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Notes on the Economics of Game Theory - Part I
Consider this:
Could Western management techniques be successfully implemented
in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)? Granted,
they have to be adapted, modified and cannot be imp... read more |
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The Distributive Justice of the Market - Part II
Philosophers tried to specify a "bundle" or "package" of goods,
services, and intangibles (like information, or skills, or
knowledge). Justice - though not necessarily happiness - is when
everyon... read more |
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The Dismal Mind - Economics as a Pretension to Science - Part II
III. The Scientific Method
To qualify as science, an economic theory must satisfy the
following conditions:
All-inclusive (anamnetic) – It must encompass, integrate and
incorporate all the f... read more |
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The Dismal Mind - Economics as a Pretension to Science - Part I
"It is impossible to describe any human action if one does not
refer to the meaning the actor sees in the stimulus as well as
in the end his response is aiming at." Ludwig von Mises
I. Introduc... read more |
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Notes on the Economics of Game Theory - Part II
Games, naturally, can consist of one player, two players and
more than two players (n-players). They can be zero (or fixed) -
sum (the sum of benefits is fixed and whatever gains made by one
of t... read more |
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Abortion and the Right to Life - Part III
Having reviewed the above arguments and counter-arguments, Don
Marquis goes on (in "Why Abortion is Immoral", 1989) to offer a
sharper and more comprehensive criterion: terminating a life is
mora... read more |
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Abortion and the Right to Life - Part I
I. The Right to Life
It is a fundamental principle of most moral theories that all
human beings have a right to life. The existence of a right
implies obligations or duties of third parties tow... read more |
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