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America on Feb. 24th, 2011: What's going on in the news?

2011-02-24T10:51:00.000-05:00

1. Wisconsin is sending its state troopers in search of its incumbent Democrats who have been HIDING to avoid/ stall a bill in the Wisconsin law assembly (The law arresting...the law? Hmm...)

2. San Fransisco will see its first snowfall in 35 years (while human global warming is still viewed as fact)

3. Obama sends Hillary Clinton to Lybia for peace talks (after being silent on the issue for nine days)

4. Union protests in major capitals

5. Man fined for impersonating Abe Lincoln in front of the Lincoln Memorial (Reading "the Gettysburg Address" is frowned upon?)

6. Untapped Oil reserves that could power the United States for an estimated 300 years (But cannot be tapped due to strict environmental policy)

7. Why isn't anyone reporting on border issues anymore? (They didn't go away...)

The Law is falling down upon itself in contradiction. America has finally woken up. Things are not what they are, nor what they should be. The world is fighting against ill-will and tyrants. Egypt was the catalyst to the new revolutions of worldwide governments. Libya, Syriaa...who's up next at bat?

Why are we so dependent on foreign oil when we have our own substantial amount? Is it to keep peace, and keep American citizens dependent on their government? Drilling can be done with minimal environmental impact. Habitats will be disturbed: but think about this. They all ready are somewhere else, but we don't think about that because we don't see it. And how about the pollution that goes into the air from transporting oil? We would be doing Nature a favor by becoming self-sufficient. Not to mention new jobs...

Morals, virtue, manners? What are those? What is up this infection of mediocrity that spreads like the flu? No more blame games, self-righteousness, high regulation. Stand accountable in all that you do. Create an example.

First to complain, first to remember

2011-02-10T10:35:00.000-05:00

Why do people of 40 years and up complain about conditions of snowy roads when they used to walk to school in worse conditions? Why do these people complain about snowblowing when they used to SHOVEL it all?

Why do young adults complain about the time it takes for retailed food to be prepared, when they used to get home-cooked meals that took an hour to make when they were younger? Why are young adults so quick to complain about current conditions of the world, the home, the society, the morality-- yet do nothing about it (except furthur it)?

Why is it that people do not know what's good until they no longer have it? Why do people complain about going to work, while others seek work?

"Funny The Way It Is" - Dave Matthews Band

Lying in the park on a beautiful day Sunshine in the grass and the children playSirens pass and fire engine red Someone's house is burning downOn a day like this And evening comes and were hanging outOn the front step and a car goes By with the windows rolled downAnd that war song is playing Why can't we be friends?Someone is screaming and cryingIn the apartment upstairs ChorusFunny the way it isIf you think about itSomebody's going hungry And someone else is eating outFunny the way it is, not right or wrong Somebody's heart is brokenAnd it becomes your favorite song The way your mouth feelsIn a lovers kissLike a pretty bird on a breeze Or water to a fishA bomb blast brings a buildingCrashing to the floor Hear the laughterWhile the children play warChorusFunny the way it is If you think about itOne kid walks 10 miles to schoolAnother's dropping out Funny the way it is, not right or wrongOn a soldier's last breath His baby is being bornStanding on a bridgeWatch the water passing under me It must have been much harderWhen there was no bridge just water Now the world is smallCompared to how it used to be With mountains and oceans and wintersAnd rivers and starsWatch the sky A jet plane so far out of my reachIs there someone up thereLooking down on me? A boy chase a birdSo close but every timeHe never catch her But he can't stop tryingChorusFunny the way it isIf you think about it One kid walks 10 miles to schoolAnother's dropping out Funny the way it is, not right or wrongOn a soldier's last breath His baby's being bornFunny the way it isNot right or wrong Somebody's broken heartBecomes your favorite songFunny the way it is If you think about itOne kid walks 10 miles to schoolAnother's dropping out Standing on a bridgeWatch the water passing under me It must have been much harderWhen there was no bridge just water Now the world is smallCompared to how it used to be With mountains and oceans and wintersAnd rivers and stars

El Numero Tres (3)

2011-02-03T14:50:00.000-05:00

There are three types of rocks in the world: Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary

Three essential spheres of the natural Earth: Water, Lithosphere, and Atmosphere

Three is the first odd prime number

Humans see white light as three hues: Red, Green, and Blue

The "ear" has 3 semicircular canals

Earth is the Third planet in the Solar system

Atoms, the building blocks of all life and tangible material consist of THREE parts: Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons

The Third element in the periodic table, Lithium, is used for batteries and medical uses (what societies function upon)

DNA is coded into segments of THREE (a "codon")

There are Three states of Matter: Liquid, Solid, and Gas

Most religions has triadic concepts or deities

There are three major religions in the world that stem from Abraham: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

Three wise men that sought Jesus at birth

Muslim pilgrimage accounts three holy cities, and rites are recited three of thirty three times
Faith, Hope, Charity: Common virtues that are viewed as inter-related

"pi" is approximately three

3 layers of human skin

How Fast We Forget And Revert

2011-01-17T07:57:00.000-05:00

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. "
Martin Luther King, Jr.

In majority, much of the oppression and prejudices in America have been quelled or lessened from their gruesome states. MLK Jr.'s quote above became true. From the latter 1970's and early 1980's, character was an honoured concern. Then a degregation occured.

The Arizona shooter in 2011, for example. The media jumped on the school for not noticing tendencies earlier. Shows brought in experts to classify the psychology of the individual. But who is really to blame? It must have been the parents fault, right? Or maybe, the actual shooter. Hmm...

Why cannot we be responsible for our own faults and responsibilities? Why is mental illness the first assumption of murder motivation? Why is tax evasion somethings that was "overlooked"? Why is addiction usually an excuse? Stand up, you weak of character! You unravel the iron framework of our forefathers!

"I wish I knew What I know now, when I was younger"...

2010-12-24T21:24:00.000-05:00

Christmas Eve. The adults drink and converse upstairs, while the children baffle me with their intelligence and innocence downstairs. How did these children learn of Korean customs by age 6?

We are born in innocence, and struggle to find it all of our lives until old age. Notice how the young and the old are the most docile, and the most inspirational. These two age groups teach us simple truths we will never forget, along with those simple "one-liners" that discipline us into better people, gently.

Outsourcing

2010-12-12T14:20:00.000-05:00

We sent jobs overseas for comparative advantage. Now we have a deficit of jobs.

We gave some of our jobs to technology. Now we talk to machines, live on machines, drive machines, depend on machines.

We sent our technology overseas. Now we're trying to meet the standards of China and Japan.

We're trying to meet the standards of China and Japan. Now we're trying to work our hardest and redistribute our wealth.

< Insert Undesirable Future Outcome(s) Here>

Stop the cycle.

An observation

2010-11-24T13:40:00.000-05:00

East and West

The sun begins in one; it sets in the other. Animals have a natural tendency to face east before they die. A beginning and an end. Man wakes to the sunrise in its glory, thinking to the beginning, and a hope. Man concludes his day by the sunset, feeling accomplished, satisfied, and reflects on what he has or has not done. Providence is our beginning, as we can always go back to the beginning. But the end or outcome is our decision. Where do we go, how do we do it, when shall it be done, by whom shall it be done? One must answer these questions for himself. Sometimes sunsets and sunrises aren’t visible to the eye, but they always take place.

Going "green": Truths of the bandwagon from an ENVS Major

2010-11-23T12:04:00.000-05:00

Man once tilled the land, fished the sea, and harvested the vine and brush. Man became more advanced, and created irrigation, tools, nets, dams, and so forth. Then, man thought without thinking, and created machines to do the work for man. Man was pleased at the profit and efficiency, and mass produced the machines, making their primary energy source non-renewable. Companies came along, and also indulged in the profit. When independent minds saw that man was it's own enemy, they sought to go against the flow, developing cheaper alternative energy methods. But the companies did not like this, and smudged their grease over these minds and their reputations. After a while, man woke up realizing what was happening to the natural world. Some tried to implement law and logic to societies across the globe, which was successful at first. Then, companies distorted reality, creating a scare of "climate change" that was a natural phenomena of the Earth's rotation around the sun. Instead, they said we were to blame. They taxed us for their wrongdoings, they told us it was our impact on the environment that was most prevalent. What folly we can believe.

Some elements in nature are cyclical, like the carbon and water cycles. Some are not, like deforestation and pollution. Nature can break down most of the things we expel into the air, but it is a matter of quantity over quality. Sure, our homes of oil do not make things better, but it is our severe industrialization. The western governments have tried to install "carbon permits" that would reduce emissions. Laws all ready institute this, and companies sneak around it. What would stop them from doing the same by falsifying emissions numbers and permits?

Now here comes any greedy civilations' tragic flaw: irony.

Babies once wore cloth diapers, until softer, disposable diapers were developed. Now, there is a minority reverting back to cloth (as they have become more conscientious). Or how about those big sacks people would carry to markets (and grocery stores later in history) to stock up on food items and the like. Commodities became more attainable, affordable, and lasted longer. People made trips more frequently, buying less. Paper and plastic became easier to manage. When the general public found out that trees were being clear cut versus selective cut, and that plastic bags were derived from the gunk that would run out by 2060 A.D., they wanted to revert back to the cloth. Of course, stores made a profit by issuing these bags, but it reduced the production of paper and plastic.

We are going into a semi-regression of resource management, consumption, and recycle versus waste. The Roaring 1920s had the same comfort and success that we have now. However, how we lived in the Great Depression may be our future. Technology is good, but too much will actually reduce our chances of sustainability (unless there is some great solution yet to be discovered). To better understand this, mull over this analogy. Technology has improved our age of expected life. Medicine (considered technology) has healed us, prevented disease, and has cured in ways that resemble miracles. But, because we live longer, we now have pains and other diseases that cannot be fully cured. Why? Because medicine, in all its greatness, has only prolonged death.

Seven (7)

2010-11-21T16:07:00.000-05:00

Is the concept of seven (7) a coincidence, or a fundemental truth of the universe <like an atom>? Read the collected information bellow, and then feel free to elaborate or discuss your experience of seven. (Source for your FYI: Wikipedia)

Consider This:

One business cycle equals seven years. Seven represents infinity and perfection in the Bible. There are seven days in a week. There are 7 SI Base Units. 7 visable colours in a rainbow. 7 types of viruses. Almost all mamals have 7 cervical vertibrae. 7 is a prime number.

Nitrogen (examine all the 7s)
78% of Earth's Atmosphere
All living organisms must contain it
Element 7 in the periodic table. Atomic weight: 14 g/ mol (7 multiplied by 2). Boiling Point: 77 degrees Kelvin.
-Discovered in 1772 as seperate component of air

There are only seven stellar objects visable to the human eye (moon, sun, planets)

Seven emperors of Rome

Romance languages claim cats have seven lives

7 Archangels

Children start formal education around age 7.