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Polemarchus' Concession
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...o;speaking the truth and paying your debts”, which Socrates suggests to be wrong (331 d). This however is objected by Polemarchus, claiming that, according to the poet Simonides, his fathe …
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07 August, 2010 |
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Marxism 101: Are People Too Greedy for Socialism?
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...he entire third world!) out of poverty, cure all famine and disease, give a happier life to the cows, etc. However, they fail to recognize that the exploitation at the core of capitalism and imperiali …
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21 July, 2010 |
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The Sub-Human, the Human, and the Human Potential: The Colonized in Shakespeare, Behn, and Conrad
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... bad negotiation on their part, end up being subservient to the colonizer. This second breed of colonized, however, has a chance to redeem itself. The two figures of ‘the colonized’ in The …
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17 May, 2010 |
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My Own Brand of Hero: The Forging of the Equiphant
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...his Equiphant. It isn't. Just as Nietszche's Ubermensch remains far beyond our present hope of attainment. However, the path to the Equiphant is far simpler and more clearly navigated than the path to …
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13 May, 2010 |
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The Necessity of Offshore Outsourcing in Securing America’s Future
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...roponents and opponents. Evolution ultimately provides a gamut of options in direction that may be chosen, however as Clarence Darrow once said “It is not the strongest of the species that survi …
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06 May, 2010 |
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The Infofield: A Step Toward The Unified Field Theory?
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...imes and i-double-primes or i-triple primes, the markers, all define the points that make up the universe. However, at the same time, that definitive information is one side of the coin, the other sid …
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22 April, 2010 |
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Reason for Gene Skepticism
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...r codon, they correspond to a specific amino acid, which during translation form polypeptide chains. However, though the correspondence between RNA molecules and amino acids applies to each type …
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15 April, 2010 |
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So you want to be a Fiction Writer?
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...That it is some elite clique of snob-nosed phonies who congratulate each other and sneer at others. If you however log-off Amazon.com and walk into a large bookstore, you will see that among the heavy …
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09 March, 2010 |
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Biofeedback Monitoring using a Galvanic Skin Response Meter
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...e forces around the world used the "lie-detector" for many decades. Polygraph lie-detector tests however only register the presence of an emotional reaction, and do not necessarily register …
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04 March, 2010 |
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An Explanation and Critique of Platonic Arguments from Opposites and Recollection found in the Phaed
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... first-person account of life, which may be established by Plato’s argument from recollection. However, this argument, relying on the existence of the forms, does not establish this. …
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16 February, 2010 |
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Velocity: A Speculative Theory
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...flux. Being that photons travel at the speed of light, they would interact with the quantum vacuum energy. However, being massless, they would not be under a barrier of any sort. Since the vacuum&rsqu …
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01 February, 2010 |
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Philosophies of A.I. and Digital Self-Awareness
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...sponsors contests that utilize AI to navigate a course using an unmanned vehicle without a remote control. However, this is what is referred to as "narrow AI"; it's objective oriented, and w …
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28 January, 2010 |
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View from stratosphere
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...is 0.01% of the sea level at that altitude and we are going to launch another innovative flight again soon.However the most important re-discovery was - "Our planet is really blue!" …
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27 November, 2009 |
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The Day Bipartisanship Died
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...c of 1907, the Federal Reserve was created through the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act in 1913. However, following the Great Depression, the American centralized banking system then again e …
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09 October, 2009 |
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Political Ideology: Enemy of the State
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...c of 1907, the Federal Reserve was created through the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act in 1913. However, following the Great Depression, the American centralized banking system then again e …
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02 October, 2009 |
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Modern and Classical thought processes
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...own and analyzed using methods that required a fundamental understanding in order to yield a result. However, as technology has improved and evolved, much of the basic knowledge and requirements …
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18 September, 2009 |
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The George Orwell personality cult
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... eradicated.These are powerful ideas, which people would rather kill in infancy than suffer in perpetuity. However, a mild personality cult seems to have formed itself, centred on the prophetic figure …
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04 September, 2009 |
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Against the case of Free Will
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...his article and as such I will not spend my, or your, time on the workings of an unsound reasoning. I will however elaborate on my new found insights which involve the evolutionary workings of our gen …
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13 August, 2009 |
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Fundamental Principles of Quantisweb: Multidimensional Mathematical Formulaware
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...en so impressive that they have allowed the belief that the world is composed primarily of linear systems. However, in the complex multidimensional phenomena that interest us here, the sum of the part …
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09 August, 2009 |
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The United Nations Credit/Debit Card Initiative
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...ader and must mitigate numerous problems associated with global warming and human societal concerns. However, governments currently do not allocate sufficient funds to the UN. Therefore, t …
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04 August, 2009 |
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The epistemic asymmetry between the natural sciences and ethics
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...ntific knowledge is at most probable, and never objective, hence it can be matched by ethical knowledge. However, we can work around these independent reasons that demonstrate how scientific beliefs …
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23 July, 2009 |
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The American Healthcare Conundrum
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... He or she is charismatic, well spoken, attractive, intelligent, and in a strong financial position. However, when the intricacies of human exchange, social expectations, and true emotional comp …
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17 July, 2009 |
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The essence of time
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...;where was he yesterday?” It seems that just asking where he was is not enough to produce an answer. However if the point of view is turned around, we can ask: “when was he there?” I …
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18 June, 2009 |
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Applying the Hegelian Dialectic in Iraq
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...edom to watch MTV. Feudalism ← Enlightenment = Liberal Democracy However, this analysis is incorrect because Iraq’s populace neither follows a liberal i …
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10 April, 2009 |
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Isotropic Relativistic Transformations
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... The square of A devided by the square of B equals c minus v, though devided by the addition of c and v. However, with both transformations seen as a result of relativity, they can be taken as one …
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03 April, 2009 |
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E-Zine: The Pulp and The Grind
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...uary 2009. Paradox Mag http://www.paradoxmag.com/ has found its unique niche market in Historical Fiction. However their wares are not for free and on sale at their website. Their survival proves that …
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22 February, 2009 |
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A Theory of the Brain: IQ Tests & Intelligence
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...s (higher IQ) demonstrate better than their peers. A large part of the intelligence tests also test speed, however this isn’t necessarily a sign of higher cognitive skills. These can probably me …
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30 January, 2009 |
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Cryptology
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...rom simple electromechanical or electronic circuits, long periods, and very uniformly distributed outputs. However the outputs of LFSRs are completely linear, leading to fairly easy cryptanalysis.Thre …
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24 January, 2009 |
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Animation as a Comedic Narrative: The Influence of Comedia, Intrigue, and The Absurd in One Piece
(Articles/Arts & Literature)
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...ry, there has always been a playwright, there has always been a stage, and there has always been a public. However, with the development of new media technologies it has become a valid inquiry to ques …
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13 January, 2009 |
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The Aging Workforce
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...orkforce will be retiring and this will make it hard for organizations to meet the needs of their clients. However, there is a beneficial outcome for older workers resulting from the demand that will …
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04 January, 2009 |
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Restructuring America’s Declining Educational System
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... foundation for preparing students for High school. Students will then enter High school from grades 9-13. However there are big changes at this level. Students in grades 9 & 10 will continue with …
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26 November, 2008 |
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vis-à-vis Korea: Northeast Asia’s 2,000 Year Old Bridge
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...court arrived in 1391, petitioning the Japanese emperor to stop pirate raids on Korea’s coast. However, the emperor, a teenage boy, was powerless to do anything. A year later, anothe …
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05 November, 2008 |
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Silent-speech synthesizer
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...ord or a sentence, the movements of our tongue would be extremely little and only alike in every occasion. However, I believe, this technique is less complex than the known synthesis techniques like F …
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02 November, 2008 |
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Darwin’s Theory of Evolution and The Victorian Crisis of Faith: A Critical Reading of Dover Beach
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...t to make the change from a miracle-based faith to a moral-based faith, and thus the critic of the bishop; however, Arnold was a man who rejected religious superstition even though he retained a fasci …
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05 October, 2008 |
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Are we really free?
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...t facilitates men to coexist together and limits conflict to a large extent. Despite the obvious merits it however remains fact that we as men are not really free. We are indeed enslaved and the socie …
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10 September, 2008 |
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Intelligent Design in School?
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...lexity" and the theory of a "fine-tuned universe" to help solidify I.D. as scientific fact. However, intelligent design finally received its first major blow when, in December of 2005, …
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19 August, 2008 |
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Brute Johnson: A Critical Look at the Life of Dr. Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.,
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...9. On 31 October 1728, he entered Pembroke College in Oxford, as a fellow-commoner. After thirteen months, however, poverty forced him to leave Oxford without taking a degree and he returned to Lichfi …
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12 August, 2008 |
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Arbitrage the unfair advantage
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...buried in the backyard is liquid (assuming you can find it), and its safe (assuming no one else finds it). However, neither is earning a rate of return. It’s actually losing value due to inflati …
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07 July, 2008 |
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Good Liars, Bad Truth
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... others. The burden of truth, on the contrary, is usually a shallow one, albeit noble. To maintain a lie, however, requires a great deal more discipline. It is, perhaps, this forced attrition that al …
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06 May, 2008 |
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Gamma-Ray Burst: Blackholes Birthcry
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...of the poles of the star in the form of beams of gamma radiation, this is often accompanied by hypernovae. However, the short-duration GRB’s (< 2 seconds) are much simpler in nature. They are …
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06 May, 2008 |
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A Cruise down your primary somatic sensory cortex.
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...ieces of machinery that function together as a whole—which, in truth, create our lives and emotions. However, our brains do not go without readily needing maintenance. We are still just as prone …
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04 May, 2008 |
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Throne of Blood: Cross-Cultural Cinema
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...we are left constantly wondering what is really going on behind her ‘mask’. There are points, however, when her demure demeanor falters, and glimmers of her darker side show through. …
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04 May, 2008 |
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simple obsessional -- 130983
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...r eyes.Clouds gather together like an omen.Trees appear and disappear in the wind.The entire yard shudders.However much the sky appearsto change form silence to rageher gaze is a defiant radiusundaunt …
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15 April, 2008 |
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The Ethics of Internet Privacy in Employment
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... the employer. It is expected that employees remain professional at all times while on the job. There are, however, many methods to reduce employee misconduct; it is unethical to terminate an employee …
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08 January, 2008 |
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Fuel Cells: Batteries of the Future?
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...d every single year. On the surface, batteries may not appear to be causing any pollution when being used. However, batteries actually do contribute to the overall pollution. If one were to look at th …
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27 December, 2007 |
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The Augustinian Picture and the Meaning of Music
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...music with language: words and melodies refer, sentences and symphonies describe. It is immediately clear, however, that the meaning of music does not lie in correspondence with an object, be it …
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11 November, 2007 |
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against The attack
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...its joy in itself, its feeling of power on to a being whom one can thank for them.” However, the Jewish nation, existing as the most persecuted people throughout history devised …
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06 November, 2007 |
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About Trains and Projects
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...roject on track means that it is on time, within budget, and meeting scope and quality requirements. However, similar to trains, projects sometimes go “off track”, which means they a …
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15 September, 2007 |
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Debunking "Nothing"
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...ould say that there was no ‘before’ because that’s when time started. This answer, however, is irritating, and indicates that there was nothing preceding the singularity. …
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22 June, 2007 |
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Stem Cells as a cure for Cancer
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...s or swelling of the mucous membrane in the mouth. This condition is painful and prevents one from eating; however, it is not life threatening. The main issue is the risk of opportunistic infections w …
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14 May, 2007 |
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Human Progress as Psychological and Material Contradiction:
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... the introduction of capital to create efficiency, to improve productivity and to accumulate wealth. However improved and more efficient civilization may be, the effect of civilization and progr …
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02 May, 2007 |
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I Think, Therefore... What?
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...esearchers managing to alter a patient’s personal spatial awareness by stimulating the angular gyrus.However, the savvy reader at this point will have recognized that the aforementioned argument …
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30 April, 2007 |
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Continuous Closed Loop Production of Plastic Raw Materials, Polymer Intermediates and Green Fuels...
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...y, chemistry based on petroleum is well understood and the petrochemical industry is a well geared machine.However, an abundance of studies estimate that we will reach petroleum depletion by the end o …
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06 April, 2007 |
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Snow blinded by interest rate myths
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...ts us to believe that government demand for capital is somehow more benign than private demand. There is, however, a good argument out there for why interest rates will rise, and why market rates did …
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29 December, 2003 |
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Two cases of risk aversion, financing and consumption
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... the economic momentum, which allows us to avoid mistakes due to the misleading macroeconomic correlation. However, the banking sector technique enables the financial institution to optimise their exp …
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09 December, 2003 |
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Evolution of the currency market: Approach by the reserve of value definition
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...de after the emergence of the European single currency that this factor affects sharply the exchange rate. However, in order to make a clear difference between this function and the previous one intro …
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09 December, 2003 |
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Understanding The Job Market
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... the information flow is extremely good, an assumption that should obviously lower the value of the NAIRU. However, we can add a new factor, which has an impact negative on the job market. …
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18 October, 2003 |
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Efficient Distribution of Water in Yemen
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...or experiences considerable rainfall ranging from about 400 millimeters to about 800 millimeters annually. However, the cities of Sana'a and Kokoban, which are located on a high plateau, do not experi …
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07 August, 2003 |
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The Hidden Risks of Mortgage Backed Securities
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...he US government could purchase the risk built into the system and subsidize future mortgage underwriting. However, the risk reward curve of highly leveraged aggregate mortgages cannot truly be assess …
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07 August, 2003 |
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The Weak Dollar
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... the doctor ordered, however.There has been a lot of …
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07 August, 2003 |
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The US Monetary Monopoly under Challenge and a New World Order
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...ement BIS, was to prevent the reoccurrence of global conflagration and economic depression. The net effect however was that to the victor of World War II, the United States, so went the spoils of war. …
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03 July, 2003 |
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Japan: the Missing Economic Link to the War on Iraq
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...estic growth. International creditworthiness has been the key to the allocation of goods to US consumers. However, even with gold reserves the Yen and Euro have little justification for improved stre …
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22 June, 2003 |
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Value in Gold
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...tability, property rights, and currency. These supports are
critical components of advanced economies.
However, Law property rights and stability, are inherently more fragile
than perceived. Poli …
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13 May, 2003 |
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Chinese Oil Shock, the US Dollar, and North Korea
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...he mutual long-term interest. In some respects a strong US dollar also plays directly into this equation. However, "capitalistic" businesses in China are operated not to the profit motive b …
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14 April, 2003 |
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