http://www.pewhispanic.org/2012/04/23/net-migration-from-mexico-falls-to-zero-and-perhaps-less/
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Monday, August 31, 2015
Article wifi
http://lifehacker.com/5931743/top-10-ways-to-boost-your-home-wi-fi/1727784405?commerce_insets_disclosure=off&utm_expid=66866090-48.Ej9760cOTJCPS_Bq4mjoww.1&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2F5931743%2Ftop-10-ways-to-boost-your-home-wi-fi%2F1727784405
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Letter to The Editor: To Find The Truth, You Must Peel The Onion | Sedona.Biz - The Internet Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
http://www.sedona.biz/editorial-and-opinion/letter-to-the-editor/letter-to-the-editor-to-find-the-truth-you-must-peel-the-onion/
Of particular concern to the City of Sedona are the repeated attempts by our State Legislature to take control of Federal lands. The consequences of such an action are unknown, but it appears that the legislators that support this idea (including the Senator for our district, Sylvia Allen) would like to open our forestlands for mining and other exploitation. A National Monument designation would likely be excluded from any National Forest acquisitions by a State.
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Of particular concern to the City of Sedona are the repeated attempts by our State Legislature to take control of Federal lands. The consequences of such an action are unknown, but it appears that the legislators that support this idea (including the Senator for our district, Sylvia Allen) would like to open our forestlands for mining and other exploitation. A National Monument designation would likely be excluded from any National Forest acquisitions by a State.
---Steve
The conservative case for reforming America's sick gun culture
The only test most people have to pass to gain access to weapons of exceptional lethal power is this: Do you have enough cash or credit?
That's not enough. Classical republican theory restricts arms ownership to those it deems responsible enough to uphold public order. Our system of guns as a consumer good, and our democratic presumption of good citizenship, puts guns into unsteady and untrained hands.
---Steve
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Article: Intel Inside... literally?
Intel Inside... literally?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34049180
Related topics: Internet of Things, Intel Corporation, Israel Defense Forces
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Let’s stop talking about “rights”, or at least don’t assert them as unquestionable givens « Why Evolution Is True
https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/lets-stop-talking-about-rights-or-at-least-dont-assert-them-as-unquestionable-givens/
I would prefer that we simply stop talking about "rights." That, of course, won't happen. But if we continue to do so, we should make it clear that they are social preferences, codified into law and behavior, that exist for reasons. This means that they are open for discussion, for of course "rights" will change as society changes. We now have a "right" to assisted dying (or so I feel), but that is something that reflects a chance in society's mores. Rather than "rights", I'd say "right", as in "it is the right thing to do to allow gays to marry". Or "it is the right thing to do to allow the terminally ill to end their own lives." Such a view allows us to discuss why these things are "right," and leads to possibility of constructive dialogue and examination of our own beliefs.
---Steve
I would prefer that we simply stop talking about "rights." That, of course, won't happen. But if we continue to do so, we should make it clear that they are social preferences, codified into law and behavior, that exist for reasons. This means that they are open for discussion, for of course "rights" will change as society changes. We now have a "right" to assisted dying (or so I feel), but that is something that reflects a chance in society's mores. Rather than "rights", I'd say "right", as in "it is the right thing to do to allow gays to marry". Or "it is the right thing to do to allow the terminally ill to end their own lives." Such a view allows us to discuss why these things are "right," and leads to possibility of constructive dialogue and examination of our own beliefs.
---Steve
If you want to understand Donald Trump, look to the success of the European far-right - Vox
http://www.vox.com/2015/8/25/9203405/trump-european-far-right
In most cases, immigration helps on all three scores. More immigration means at least marginally faster productivity growth, immigrants improve the ratio of working-age to retired people, and foreign-born health-care providers help contain the cost of caring for the elderly.
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In most cases, immigration helps on all three scores. More immigration means at least marginally faster productivity growth, immigrants improve the ratio of working-age to retired people, and foreign-born health-care providers help contain the cost of caring for the elderly.
---Steve
Monday, August 24, 2015
Why the US Leads the World in Mass Shootings
his study is the first to show empirical evidence that the aforementioned ownership rate "is the strongest predictor of [a country's] number of public mass shooters." His quantitative analysis, based on 46 years of data on mass shootings around the world, found that the US has 5% of the world's population but 31% of its public mass shootings (defined as the deaths of at least four people and excluding things like domestic incidents and fatalities during robberies). The US has the highest civilian firearm ownership rate, and Lankford says in a press release it's no coincidence that the other four in the top five—Yemen, Switzerland, Finland, and Serbia—are also in the top 15 for mass shootings.
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II then looks at the Facebook problem and the JOBS Act response. Given the technological changes covered in Part I, we argue that Congress missed the real issue when it increased the trigger for a company to have obligations under the 1934 Act from 500 investors to 2,000 because it continues to base that number on shareholders "of record," an archaic m
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Tweet by James Martin on Twitter
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Apparently when you're told to 'think Popeye' at the supermarket, they mean buy lots of spinach, rather than put your penis in olive oil. | |
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Do atheists really only make up less than 1% of the prison population?
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/08/do-atheists-really-only-make-up-less-than-1-of-the-prison-population/
Another reason for the low representation of atheists in prison is that atheists tend to be well educated and have higher than average socio-economic status. Prisoners tend to be less educated and poorer than the average American. This points out a flaw in American society, not in atheists' morality." - See more at: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/08/do-atheists-really-only-make-up-less-than-1-of-the-prison-population/#sthash.wiCGwI3c.dpuf
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Another reason for the low representation of atheists in prison is that atheists tend to be well educated and have higher than average socio-economic status. Prisoners tend to be less educated and poorer than the average American. This points out a flaw in American society, not in atheists' morality." - See more at: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/08/do-atheists-really-only-make-up-less-than-1-of-the-prison-population/#sthash.wiCGwI3c.dpuf
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Ben Carson and Sharia law
Evangelicals fuel Carson's rise; is that enough?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/23/politics/ben-carson-evangelicals-trump/index.html
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/23/politics/ben-carson-evangelicals-trump/index.html
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Saturday, August 22, 2015
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Auguries of Innocence by William Blake : The Poetry Foundation
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172906
Some are Born to sweet delight
Some are Born to Endless Night
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Some are Born to sweet delight
Some are Born to Endless Night
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Sunday, August 16, 2015
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The bigger the worse? A comparative study of the welfare state and employment commitment
the article finds increasing employment commitment as social spending gets more generous and activating.
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Friday, August 14, 2015
Gawker, Reddit, Free Speech and Such | Whatever
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/10/16/gawker-reddit-free-speech-and-such/
the sort of person who who says "free speech" when they mean "I like doing creepy things to other people without their consent and you can't stop me so fuck you ha ha ha ha" is pretty clearly a mouth-breathing asshole who in the larger moral landscape deserves a bat across the bridge of the nose and probably knows it. Which is why — unsurprisingly — so many of them choose to be anonymous and/or use pseudonyms on Reddit while they get their creep on.
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the sort of person who who says "free speech" when they mean "I like doing creepy things to other people without their consent and you can't stop me so fuck you ha ha ha ha" is pretty clearly a mouth-breathing asshole who in the larger moral landscape deserves a bat across the bridge of the nose and probably knows it. Which is why — unsurprisingly — so many of them choose to be anonymous and/or use pseudonyms on Reddit while they get their creep on.
---Steve
Thursday, August 13, 2015
“Was the Civil War fought over slavery?”: Here’s the video to show idiots who think the answer is “No” - Salon.com
Was the Civil War fought over slavery?": Here's the video to show idiots who think the answer is "No"
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4 out of 5 parents don't install car seats correctly
Check out this article from azcentral:
4 out of 5 parents don't install car seats correctly
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/investigations/2015/08/08/seat-them-safely-arizona/31228425/
What? I can't bungee the seat to the luggage rack on top of the car?
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4 out of 5 parents don't install car seats correctly
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/investigations/2015/08/08/seat-them-safely-arizona/31228425/
What? I can't bungee the seat to the luggage rack on top of the car?
---Steve
Americans Are More Than The Language They Speak - Linkis.com
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."
Saturday, August 08, 2015
Friday, August 07, 2015
Homicide and suicide risks associated with firearms in the home: A national case-control study - ResearchGate
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/10746077_Homicide_and_suicide_risks_associated_with_firearms_in_the_home_A_national_case-control_study
It is 1.4 times as likely (2.7x for women) for gun owners to be killed by firearms than non owners.
It is 1.4 times as likely (2.7x for women) for gun owners to be killed by firearms than non owners.
Thursday, August 06, 2015
Wednesday, August 05, 2015
How to Really Defend Planned Parenthood - NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/05/opinion/how-to-really-defend-planned-parenthood.html?referrer=&_r=0
We need to say that women have sex, have abortions, are at peace with the decision and move on with their lives. We need to say that is their right, and, moreover, it's good for everyone that they have this right: The whole society benefits when motherhood is voluntary. When we gloss over these truths we unintentionally promote the very stigma we're trying to combat. What, you didn't agonize? You forgot your pill? You just didn't want to have a baby now? You should be ashamed of yourself.
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We need to say that women have sex, have abortions, are at peace with the decision and move on with their lives. We need to say that is their right, and, moreover, it's good for everyone that they have this right: The whole society benefits when motherhood is voluntary. When we gloss over these truths we unintentionally promote the very stigma we're trying to combat. What, you didn't agonize? You forgot your pill? You just didn't want to have a baby now? You should be ashamed of yourself.
---Steve
Tuesday, August 04, 2015
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Sunday, August 02, 2015
Birthright - The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/11/14/birthright-jill-lepore
If a fertilized egg has constitutional rights, women cannot have equal rights with men.
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If a fertilized egg has constitutional rights, women cannot have equal rights with men.
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Tale of 2 wars
A tale of two wars (Opinion)
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/opinions/wilkerson-gulf-war-anniversary/index.html
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/opinions/wilkerson-gulf-war-anniversary/index.html
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Saturday, August 01, 2015
The moral imperative for bioethics - Opinion - The Boston Globe
Biomedical research, then, promises vast increases in life, health, and flourishing. Just imagine how much happier you would be if a prematurely deceased loved one were alive, or a debilitated one were vigorous — and multiply that good by several billion, in perpetuity. Given this potential bonanza, the primary moral goal for today's bioethics can be summarized in a single sentence.
Get out of the way.
A truly ethical bioethics should not bog down research in red tape, moratoria, or threats of prosecution based on nebulous but sweeping principles such as "dignity," "sacredness," or "social justice." Nor should it thwart research that has likely benefits now or in the near future by sowing panic about speculative harms in the distant future. These include perverse analogies with nuclear weapons and Nazi atrocities, science-fiction dystopias like "Brave New World'' and "Gattaca,'' and freak-show scenarios like armies of cloned Hitlers, people selling their eyeballs on eBay, or warehouses of zombies to supply people with spare organs. Of course, individuals must be protected from identifiable harm, but we already have ample safeguards for the safety and informed consent of patients and research subjects.
---SteveSmall Pool of Rich Donors Dominates Election Giving - LGF Pages
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/page/317586_Small_Pool_of_Rich_Donors_Domi
Fewer than four hundred families are responsible for almost half the money raised in the 2016 presidential campaign, a concentration of political donors that is unprecedented in the modern era.
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Fewer than four hundred families are responsible for almost half the money raised in the 2016 presidential campaign, a concentration of political donors that is unprecedented in the modern era.
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Speed up your Internet for free | One Page | Komando.com
The big question is how to find a new DNS and how to know it will be any better than your current one. Google has a solution called namebench.
This lightweight program will test your DNS against other popular DNS servers. Once it finishes the comparison, it will give you detailed statistics on performance and recommend the best DNS for you to use.
Download Instructions
To download the program, navigate to the namebench download page by using my blue download buttons at the end of this article. On the left side of the namebench download page, there is a green header labeled "Featured." Here is where you will find the program you need.
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