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| 04:43am 01/09/2009 |
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what i love
film: thx-1138
fiction book: The Watchmen
non-fiction book: The Sense of Being Stared At by Rupert Sheldrake
song: lavilliers "elle chante"
tv show: little britain
activity: socializing |
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| spot on |
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| 01:58am 03/06/2008 |
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Free personality analysis from ColorQuiz.com.
Generated on Mon Jun 2 10:58:07 2008.
Your Existing Situation
Acts in an orderly, methodical, and self-contained manner. Needs the sympathetic understanding of someone who will give her recognition and approval.
Your Stress Sources
Suppresses her innate enthusiasm and imaginative nature, for fear that she might be carried away by it only to find herself pursuing some will-o'-the-wisp. Feels she has been misled and abused and has withdrawn to hold herself cautiously aloof from others. Keeps a careful and critical watch to see whether motives towards her are sincere--a watchfulness which easily develops into suspicion and distrust.
Your Restrained Characteristics
Feels trapped in a distressing or uncomfortable situation and seeking some way of gaining relief. Able to achieve satisfaction through sexual activity providing no turmoil or emotional agitation is involved.
Your Desired Objective
Feels she has been unjustly and undeservedly treated and betrayed in her hopes. Disgruntled and in revolt against her existing circumstance which she considers an affront.
Your Actual Problem
Disappointment at the non-fulfillment of her hopes and the fear that to formulate fresh goals will only lead to further setbacks have resulted in considerable anxiety. She tries to escape from this by withdrawing and protecting herself with an attitude of cautious reserve. Moody and depressed.
Your Actual Problem #2
Needs to protect herself against her tendency to be too trusting, as she finds it is liable to be misunderstood or exploited by others. As a result, she adopts a critical and stand-offish attitude, being willing to participate only where she can be assured of sincerity and trustworthiness.
pretty fashion pic of the day:
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| 01:53am 27/05/2008 |
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gabriella took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Suffering from the effects of those things which a..."
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| 01:05am 25/05/2008 |
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gabriella took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Needs a change in her circumstances or in her rela..."
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| 02:53am 20/05/2008 |
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me took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Sets herself idealistic but illusory goals. Has be..."
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| 03:16pm 17/05/2008 |
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me took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Urgently in need of rest, relaxation, peace, and a..."
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| 11:47am 15/05/2008 |
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i'm either TOO "whatever" or NOT "whatever" enough. bottom line: you are going to become a "whatever" to me. permanently... |
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| 12:49am 04/05/2008 |
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time (v.)- the stuff life is made out of |
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| 05:39pm 23/04/2008 |
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Food prices are going up.
Between 108 BC and 1911 AD there were no fewer than 1828 major famines in China, or one nearly every year in one or another province, which however varied greatly in severity.
Famines are nothing new. The Great Irish Famine resulted in emigration to the United States. By 1854, between 1½ and 2 million Irish left their country due to evictions, starvation, and harsh living conditions. In America, most Irish became city-dwellers: with little money, many had to settle in the cities that the ships they came on landed in. By 1850, the Irish made up a quarter of the population in Boston, Massachusetts; New York City; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, Irish populations became prevalent in some American mining communities.
I think a famine is coming. It's not going to hit everyone in the same way (famines don't work that way). But a lot of people are going to die. A lot of chaos. It's nothing new in human history, but since I was born food has been cheap and plentiful.
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11049284
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famines
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/23/nprices123.xml
In the past, most famines were caused by natural disasters. Nowadays globalization spread out the risk so even if there's a drought in one country they can still buy food from another country.
The story about Joseph in Egypt during the 7 years of famine. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Joseph.html
Sticker shock in the organic aisles (or how the food prices are effecting rich people as well): http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/business/18organic.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Take this case study the Finland famine of 1866-1868:
Parts of the country had suffered poor harvests in previous years, most notably in 1862. The summer of 1866 was extremely rainy, and staple crops failed widely: potatoes and root vegetables rotted in the fields, and conditions for sowing grain in the autumn were unfavourable. When stored food ran out, thousands took to the roads to beg. The following winter was hard, and spring was late. In Helsinki, the average temperature in May 1867 was +1.8°C, about 8°C below the long-time average. In many places, lakes and rivers remained frozen until June. After a promisingly warm midsummer, freezing temperatures in early September ravaged crops; the harvest was about half the average. By the autumn of 1867, people were dying by the thousand.
The government of the Grand Duchy of Finland was ill equipped to handle a crisis of such magnitude. There was no money readily available to import food, and the government was slow to recognize the severity of the situation. Finance minister Johan Vilhelm Snellman in particular did not want to borrow lest Finland's recently introduced currency, the Finnish markka be weakened; when money was finally borrowed from the Rothschild bank of Frankfurt in late 1867, the crisis was already in full blow, and grain prices had risen in Europe. Further, it was difficult to transport what little aid could be mustered in a country with poor communications.
The countries that will be affected most will probably:
1. not be able to support themselves on the food they currently produce
2. no money to buy food from other countries (aggravated by the grain prices risen in general, which is what is happening at the moment)
At the moment how many countries can not support themselves on the food they currently produce?
some pretty maps: http://www.fao.org/es/ESS/chartroom/gfap.asp
But yes, if you click on map 13. Food aid. These are countries that already are receiving food aid (unfortunately these statistics are a bit dated). Notice Indonesia, Egypt, and most of Africa are highlighted. Russia as well.
An article dated 21 April 2008 reads
Food riots, mainly over rice shortages, have already broken out in Indonesia, Haiti, Egypt, and several other African countries.
So far Hong Kong seems particularly immune to this crisis. First of all, even though Hong Kong people love food we don't gorge ourselves. Even the portions of fries at McDonalds are much smaller. Also the per capita GDP of Hong Kong exceeds those of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark and Japan.
One way HK could be affected is because Hong Kong has little arable land and few natural resources within its borders, and must therefore import most of its food and raw materials. One way they are protected by this, is they are considered part of China so China could take care of them.
Then again, there is this: http://business.theage.com.au/japans-hunger-becomes-a-dire-warning-for-other-nations/20080420-27ey.html?page=1
According to one government poll, 80% of Japanese are frightened about what the future holds for their food supply.
Last week, as the prices of wheat and barley continued their relentless climb, the Japanese Government discovered it had exhausted its ¥230 billion ($A2.37 billion) budget for the grains with two months remaining. It was forced to call on an emergency ¥55 billion reserve to ensure it could continue feeding the nation.
Will America be affected? Well, America already is.
Another question, is this temporary? How long will the high food prices/food shortages last?
No famine lasts forever. Either enough people die, or more food is grown to meet the demand. And as evidenced by the wikipedia entry of famines, most famines only last a few years.
* 1702-1704 famine in Deccan, India, killed 2 million people
* 1706-1707 famine in France
* 1708-1711 famine in East Prussia killed 250,000 people or 41% of its population[28]
* 1709-1710 famine in France[29]
* 1740-1741 famine in Ireland
* 1722 famine in Arabia[30]
* 1727-1728 famine in England[31]
* 1732 famine in Japan
* 1738-1739 famine in France
* 1738-1756 famine in West Africa, half the population of Timbuktu died of starvation[32]
* 1741 famine in Norway
* 1750 famine in Spain
* 1764 famine in Naples[33]
* 1769-1773 Bengal famine of 1770[34]
* 1770-1771 famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands people
* 1771-1772 famine in Saxony and southern Germany
* 1773 famine in Sweden
* 1779 famine in Rabat, Morocco[35]
* 1780s Great Tenmei Famine in Japan
* 1783 famine in Iceland caused by Laki (volcano) eruption killed one-fifth of Iceland's population[36]
* 1784 widespread famine throughout Egypt[37]
So I think in the long-term there shouldn't be anything to worry about for most people.
WORLD FOOD CRISIS
Sept. 7, 2007: Vietnam, the world's third-biggest rice exporter, restricts rice exports to slow inflation.
Dec. 4: Argentina temporarily restricts grain exports.
Jan. 1: China, the world's biggest grain producer, starts to curb overseas sales of wheat, corn and rice by issuing export permits.
Jan. 19: Egypt bans rice exports.
Feb. 8: The American Bakers Association asks the U.S. Department of Agriculture to curb wheat exports.
Feb. 27: At least four people are killed during three days of protests over high commodity prices in Cameroon.
March: Philippines authorities begin to crack down on hoarders.
March 17: India halts all exports of non-basmati rice. It also extends an existing export ban on crops such as peas and beans.
March 28: Vietnam extends rice export restrictions.
April 4: Haitians riot over rising food prices. At least three people are killed.
April 6: Egyptians riot over rising food prices.
April 9: Corn commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade reach a record $6.16 a bushel.
April 12: Police clash with 10,000 workers in Bangladesh who smashed vehicles and attacked factories, demanding higher wages to pay for food.
The Haitian prime minister is forced to step down in an attempt to defuse anger over food prices. A U.N. police officer bringing food to his unit in Port-au-Prince is killed.
April 14: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that a global food crisis has reached "emergency proportions." The World Bank has forecast that 33 nations from Mexico to Yemen may face social unrest.
April 16: Malawi plans to restrict corn exports.
April 17: Kazakhstan, the world's sixth-largest wheat exporter, bans wheat exports between April 27 and Sept.1.
April 18: India permits rice exports to Bhutan.
Indonesia, the world's third-largest rice producer, says it will hold back surplus rice.
Tuesday: Thailand, the world's largest rice exporter, is under pressure to restrict exports. A World Bank official likens any restriction to Saudi Arabia reducing oil exports.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/360096_foodshortage23.html
Food prices have risen 40 percent on average since mid-2007, and have led to riots in the Caribbean, Africa and Asia. |
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| 01:39pm 08/04/2008 |
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gabriella took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Intense, vital, and animated, taking a delight in ..."
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| comment from reddit |
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| 04:10am 04/01/2008 |
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"It seems to me, that Paul's support for state power over federal power is intrinsically related to his fundamentalist beliefs. I believe that he supports this concept because he knows it will further his beliefs.
He knows that within the states, or at least many states, there is far stronger support for his religious views and goals than there is collectively in the nation. It's a simple strategy of divide and conquer. You don't have to directly attempt to force your goals, and in fact you will lose if you do so. Paul's views are simply a cover for his religious agenda.
I think that Paul is a populist, and a dangerous one at that. I think the enthusiasm for him stems from the same frustration that drove the "anybody but Bush" mentality of 2004, only this time it's "anybody but the status quo". When I talk to Paul supporters who aren't hardcore True Believers, many say that they don't exactly agree with him but they want something new.
The problem here is that this desire for change and progress is sincere, but it allows a certain myopia. Flaws are overlooked, or swept under the rug. Paul's views, which would meet with condemnation from anyone else, are cast aside because he represents something different. This is dangerous, because it can excuse dangerous behavior on the part of the person being supported.
I've made a more detailed argument before, but in short all support for Paul does boil down to "anything but the status quo", because support for Paul is inherently ill-conceived. No thought is given to what would happen in the unlikely event that he wins. Congress would never cooperate with him, nor he with Congress. There would only be 3 options:
1. Paul compromises and makes deals like any politician, infuriating his base.
2. Paul holds his ground, and the government is frozen.
3. Paul circumvents Congress and does what he wants anyway.
These are the alternatives, and the scary thing to me is I think many Paul supporters would be happy with option 3. They wouldn't mind Paul as a benevolent dictator, because, hey, he's for freedom, right? So what if has to do some dirty work?
In any reply you give, could you please give an answer to the question of what would happen if Paul were elected? Can you show that there would be any outcome other than the 3 given, that Paul would be crippled at best, a dictator at worst?" |
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"After declaring she didn't "believe in evolution, period," new "View" co-host Sherri Shepherd was asked if she thought the world was flat. Her response to moderator Whoopi Goldberg is in the clip below."
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